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Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”
Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 306th day of 2024. There are 60 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse match race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the “Race of the...
Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s Interior Ministry agreed in a lawsuit settlement Monday that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in what was then Czechoslovakia The ministry said it acknowledged that any...
Today in History: September 30, Berlin Airlift concludes
Today is Monday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2024. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15...
Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical change
BANGKOK (AP) — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign. The demonstrations began peacefully weeks ago and were primarily led by students frustrated with...
