The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners The Blantyre mining disaster, which occurred on October 22, 1877, in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, was…
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22 October 1983
Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons. On October…
22 October 1883
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod’s Faust. The Metropolitan Opera House, commonly referred to as the Met,…
22 October 1947
The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
22 October 2013
The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Equality_(Same_Sex)_Act_2013′]
22 October 1859
Spain declares war on Morocco. Throughout the 19th century, Morocco suffered military defeats at the hands of the Europeans, notably in the Franco-Moroccan War…
22 October 1859
Spain declares war on Morocco. The Hispano-Moroccan War, also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War, the First Moroccan War, the Tetuán War, or, in Spain, as…
22 October 1907
The stock market panic of 1907 occurs. The Panic of 1907 also known as the 1907 Bankers’ Panic or Knickerbocker Crisis was a United States…