On this day, October 6th: The attack on Israel marks the beginning of the Yom Kippur War

In 1889, Thomas Edison debuted his first film.

In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina, twin provinces in Europe’s Balkan region formerly under the control of the Ottoman Empire, triggering a crisis.

In 1927 The jazz singer Starring Al Jolson, Hollywood’s legendary “first talkie” premiered in New York, ushering in the age of sound and the subsequent end of silent films.

In 1945, the Curse of the Goat was placed on the Chicago Cubs when Billy Sianis and his goat were chased away from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the World Series because of his goat’s strong odor. The curse ended in 2016 when the Cubs won the World Series.

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In 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, to regain territory lost in the Third Arab-Israeli War. This conflict lasted 19 days and became known as the Yom Kippur War.

In 1979, Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House.

In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated while attending a military parade in Cairo.

In 1991, Elizabeth Taylor walked down the aisle for the eighth time when she married Larry Fortensky. Although she had eight weddings, the actress had seven grooms; She married Richard Burton twice.

In 2001, Cal Ripken Jr. retired after a baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles in which he played a record 2,632 consecutive games.

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In 2004, a U.S. weapons inspector said Iraq began destroying its illegal weapons in 1991 and ran out of them in 1996, seven years before the United States invaded. A report found that 12 years of international sanctions had succeeded in disarming the country of weapons of mass destruction.

In 2017, the tropical storm that later strengthened into Hurricane Nate entered the Gulf of Honduras. The storm made landfall in Louisiana two days later and claimed nearly 50 lives in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States.

In 2018, Brett Kavanaugh took the oath of office as a Supreme Court justice following a contentious confirmation process in which he was accused of sexual misconduct.

In 2021, the World Health Organization recommended the widespread introduction of the world’s first childhood malaria vaccine after a two-year pilot program showed promising results.

In 2023, Simone Biles won her sixth all-around world title in Antwerp, Belgium. The victory made her the most decorated gymnast in history.

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