TOP TEN LISTS
Today in History
Wednesday, 07 October 2026
2004
2001
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
1998
Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.
1993
The Great Flood of 1993 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
1991
Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb.
1985
The ''Achille Lauro'' is hijacked by Palestine Liberation Organization.
The Mameyes landslide kills close to 300 in the worst landslide in North American history.
1982
''Cats'' opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
1977
The adoption of the Fourth Soviet Constitution.
1971
Oman joins the United Nations.
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