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<\/a><\/p>\n9-15 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Quote of the Week:<\/strong> ———————-<\/p>\n 1446\u00a0 The\u00a0Hangul<\/a>\u00a0alphabet is published<\/a> in Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1594\u00a0 Troops of the\u00a0Portuguese Empire<\/a>\u00a0are defeated on Sri Lanka<\/a>, bringing an end to the\u00a0Campaign of Danture<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1604\u00a0 \u00a0Kepler’s Supernova<\/a>\u00a0is the most recent supernova to be observed within the\u00a0Milky Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1740\u00a0 Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin a\u00a0massacre<\/a>\u00a0of the ethnic Chinese population in Batavia<\/a>, eventually killing at least 10,000.<\/p>\n 1760\u00a0 Seven Years’ War<\/a>: Russian and Austrian troops\u00a0briefly occupy Berlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1806\u00a0 Prussia<\/a>\u00a0begins the\u00a0War of the Fourth Coalition<\/a>\u00a0against\u00a0France<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1802\u00a0 Guayaquil<\/a>\u00a0declares independence from Spain.<\/p>\n 1874\u00a0 The\u00a0Universal Postal Union<\/a>\u00a0is created by the\u00a0Treaty of Bern<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1900\u00a0 The\u00a0Cook Islands<\/a>\u00a0become a territory of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n 1914\u00a0 World War I<\/a>: The\u00a0Siege of Antwerp<\/a>\u00a0comes to an end.<\/p>\n 1941\u00a0 A coup in\u00a0Panama<\/a>\u00a0declares\u00a0Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango<\/a>\u00a0the new president.<\/p>\n 1950\u00a0 The\u00a0Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre<\/a>\u00a0in Korea begins.<\/p>\n 1962\u00a0 Uganda<\/a>\u00a0becomes an independent\u00a0Commonwealth realm<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1966\u00a0 Vietnam War<\/a>: the\u00a0Republic of Korea Army<\/a>\u00a0commits the\u00a0Binh Tai Massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1967\u00a0 A day after his capture,\u00a0Ernesto “Che” Guevara<\/a>\u00a0is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia. Che Guevara Executed<\/a><\/p>\n 1980\u00a0 Pope John Paul II<\/a>\u00a0greets the\u00a0Dalai Lama<\/a>\u00a0during a private audience in Vatican City.<\/p>\n 1981\u00a0 President\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand<\/a>\u00a0abolishes\u00a0capital punishment in France<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2006\u00a0 North Korea conducts its\u00a0first nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n [1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Korean Nuclear Program:<\/p>\n [2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rumsfeld and North Korea:<\/p>\n [3]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investment to Natural Resource Rich North Korea:<\/p>\n 2007\u00a0 The\u00a0Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a>\u00a0reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the\u00a02007-2008 financial crises<\/a>.<\/p>\n [1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Financial\/Economic Crisis:<\/p>\n [2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Financial Crisis and War\/Conflict:<\/p>\n 2012\u00a0 Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl\u00a0Malala Yousafzai<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2016\u00a0 The\u00a0Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army<\/a>\u00a0launches its\u00a0first attack<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Myanmar<\/a>\u00a0security forces along the\u00a0Bangladesh\u2013Myanmar border<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2019\u00a0 Turkey begins its\u00a0military offensive<\/a>\u00a0in north-eastern Syria.<\/p>\n [1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turkey and North-Eastern Syria:<\/p>\n [2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turkish Invasion and Kurds<\/a>:<\/p>\n ———————-<\/p>\n 1631\u00a0 Thirty Years’ War<\/a>: An army of the\u00a0Electorate of Saxony<\/a>\u00a0seizes Prague.<\/p>\n 1868\u00a0 The\u00a0Ten Years’ War<\/a>\u00a0begins against\u00a0Spanish rule<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Cuba<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1903\u00a0 The\u00a0Women’s Social and Political Union<\/a>\u00a0is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.<\/p>\n 1938\u00a0 Abiding by the\u00a0Munich Agreement<\/a>,\u00a0Czechoslovakia<\/a>\u00a0completes its withdrawal from the\u00a0Sudetenland<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1963\u00a0 The\u00a0Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty<\/a>\u00a0comes into effect.<\/p>\n 1967\u00a0 The\u00a0Outer Space Treaty<\/a>\u00a0comes into force.<\/p>\n 1980\u00a0 The\u00a0Farabundo Mart\u00ed National Liberation Front<\/a>\u00a0is founded in El Salvador.<\/p>\n 2002\u00a0 Iraq War<\/a>: The\u00a0United States Congress<\/a>\u00a0approves the\u00a0Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002<\/a>.<\/p>\n [1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iraq War of 2002:<\/p>\n [2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iraq War and Its Justification:<\/p>\n [3]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Protests Against the Iraq War:<\/p>\n [4]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Behind the Iraq War:<\/p>\n 2009\u00a0 Armenia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Turkey<\/a>\u00a0sign the\u00a0Zurich Protocols<\/a>, intended to normalize\u00a0relations<\/a>. However, they are never ratified by either side.<\/p>\n 2010\u00a0 The\u00a0Netherlands Antilles<\/a>\u00a0are dissolved as a country.<\/p>\n ———————-<\/p>\n 1142\u00a0 A\u00a0peace treaty<\/a>\u00a0ends the\u00a0Jin\u2013Song wars<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1899\u00a0 The\u00a0Second Boer War<\/a>\u00a0erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.<\/p>\n 1906\u00a0 San Francisco sparks a\u00a0diplomatic crisis<\/a>\u00a0between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.<\/p>\n 1912\u00a0 First Balkan War<\/a>: The day after the\u00a0Battle of Sarantaporo<\/a>, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1942\u00a0 World War II<\/a>: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships\u00a0intercept and defeat<\/a>\u00a0a Japanese force.<\/p>\n 1944\u00a0 The\u00a0
\n\u201cOnce you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.<\/em><\/a>\u201d
\n— Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n9 October<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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10 October<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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11 October<\/strong><\/h3>\n