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October 4, 2014

5 October 1999

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A rail crash in Ladbroke Grove, London kills 31 people.

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October 3, 2014

4 October 1957

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The first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, Sputnik 1 is launched.

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October 3, 2014

3 October 1873

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Kintpuash (Captain Jack) is hanged for his part in the Modoc War.

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October 1, 2014

2 October 1928

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Opus Dei (Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God) is formed by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.

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September 30, 2014

1 October 1971

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Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida, USA.

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September 29, 2014

30 September 1968

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The Boeing 747 is shown in public for the first time.

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September 28, 2014

29 September 1923

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The British Mandate creating a Mandatory Palestine takes effect.

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September 27, 2014

28 September 1995

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The Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

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September 26, 2014

27 September 2001

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In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 and kills 14 people and then himself.

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September 25, 2014

26 September 1933

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The gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI.

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