Tag: today in history
This Day in History
Shimla, Oct. 30 Keekli Bureau
2018
American crime boss Whitey Bulger—who, as head of the Boston-area Winter Hill Gang, was a leading figure in organized crime...
This Day in History
Shimla, Oct. 27 Keekli Bureau
2017
Catalonia's parliament voted to declare the region independent from Spain, resulting in the central government's dismissing that legislative body and...
This Day in History
Shimla, Oct. 26 Keekli Bureau
2005
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros to win the team's first World Series title since 1917.
1984
The action thriller...
This Day in History
Shimla, Oct. 16 Keekli Bureau
2003
Hungarian boxer László Papp—who was the first three-time Olympic boxing champion, winning gold medals in 1948, 1952, and 1956—died at...
This Day in History
Shimla, Oct. 13 Keekli Bureau
2010
Amid great fanfare, Chilean workers are rescued 69 days after their mine collapsed in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
1988
The archbishop of...
This Day in History
Shimla, Oct. 12 Keekli Bureau
2001
The centennial Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to the United Nations and the organization's secretary-general, Kofi Annan.
2000
While preparing to...
