Oct 7
1916
The most lopsided score in college football
On this day in 1916, Georgia Tech demolished Cumberland College, 222–0, in the biggest blowout in college football history. And it was all because of a grudge. Earlier that year Cumberland had trounced Georgia Tech in a baseball game, 22–0. Georgia Tech’s coach, John Heisman, believed that Cumberland had used pro players. He wanted revenge. Luckily, he was also coach of Georgia Tech’s powerhouse football team. During the grudge match, his team scored 32 touchdowns and had 978 total yards, while Cumberland made no first downs and committed 15 turnovers.
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The Dumbarton Oaks Conference concluded in Washington, D.C., on this day in 1944. During the weeks-long conference, the United States, China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom formulated proposals for a world organization that became the basis for the United Nations.
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Anglican cleric Desmond Tutu, born this day in 1931, won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984 for his role in opposing apartheid in South Africa, and he later headed a committee investigating South African human rights abuses.
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2023
The Israel-Hamas War began when Hamas launched an attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 240 hostages. [Explore the history behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.]
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2022
Ales Bialiatski, the Center for Civil Liberties, and Memorial were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, months after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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2001
Triggered by the September 11 attacks, the Afghanistan War began when U.S. and British warplanes started bombing Taliban targets. [Take our history of warfare quiz.]
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1996
Fox News Channel, a satellite and cable news network created by Roger Ailes for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, was launched in the United States.
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1985
Four members of the Palestine Liberation Front, a faction within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, taking 97 passengers hostage and later killing one.
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1971
The American crime thriller The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, had its world premieres in New York City and Los Angeles. It won the Academy Award for best picture.
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1959
The romantic comedy Pillow Talk was released nationwide in the United States; it was the first of several on-screen pairings of actors Rock Hudson and Doris Day. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.]
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1955
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was known for his extraordinary technique and rich tone, was born in Paris. [Take our quiz about musical instruments.]
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1952
Vladimir Putin, president of Russia from 1999 to 2008 and again from 2012, was born in Leningrad, Russia.
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1949
A constitution went into effect in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany that formed the country of East Germany, which existed alongside West Germany until 1990, when the two Germanys reunited. [Learn more about the most powerful man in newly created East Germany.]
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1934
Playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist Amiri Baraka, who wrote of the experiences and anger of African Americans, was born in Newark, New Jersey. [Take our quiz about famous authors.]
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1870
The politician Léon Gambetta flew out of Paris on a balloon so as to escape a German siege. A prominent figure in the French government, he went on to rally new armies to fight invading German forces, though his efforts ultimately failed, and by 1871 France had lost the Franco-German War.
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1849
Short-story writer, poet, and critic Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore, Maryland. [How did Edgar Allan Poe die?]
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1826
The Granite Railway, the first chartered railroad in the United States, began service.
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