Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_(Polish_trade_union)’]
7 October 1996
Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News’]
6 October 1981
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Anwar_Sadat’]
5 October 1948
The Ashgabat earthquake kills between 10,000 and 110,000 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Ashgabat_earthquake’]
4 October 2003
The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_restaurant_suicide_bombing’]
3 October 1963
A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Honduran_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat’]
2 October 2002
The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._sniper_attacks’]
1 October 1947
The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre’]
30 September 1941
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_Yar’]
29 September 1911
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo-Turkish_War’]