This day in history...

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1979 Zeppo Marx dies at 78

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In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.

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In 1498,Thomas de Torquenada, notorious for his role in the Spanish Inqyistion,died in Avila, Spain

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In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.

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In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.

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In 1780, British spy John Anfre was capture along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrehder West Point to the British.

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1493-Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 sjips on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere.

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in 1918, the Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began during World War I

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in 1829, London's reorganized police force which became known as Scotland Yard, went on duty.

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1882 The world’s first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, ...

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In 1571, allied Christian forces defeated an Ottoman fleet in the naval Battle of Lepanto.

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In 1793, during the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, was beheaded.

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1990 Ralph Abernathy civil rights leader, dies

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In 1740, Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia upon the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.

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1963 One month before his death at age 65, English apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter addressed to a child: 'If you continue to love Jesus, nothing much can go wrong with you, and I hope you may always do so.'

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1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba

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1966 National Organization of Women founded

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On Oct. 29, 1929, "Black Tuesday" descended upon the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as America's "Great Depression" began.

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1988 NY Jets finally beat Pittsburgh Steelers for 1st time