1797
First High-Altitude Parachute Jump: French balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin made the first recorded frameless parachute jump from a hydrogen balloon approximately 3,200 feet over Paris.
1884
Greenwich Chosen as the Prime Meridian: At the International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., representatives from 26 nations voted to adopt Greenwich, England, as the zero-degree longitude line for global timekeeping and navigation.
1936
End of the Long March in China: The Red Army, led by Mao Zedong, completed its legendary 6,000-mile military retreat, securing a strategic base in Shaanxi province.
1938
Birth of Xerography (Photocopying): Chester Carlson and Otto Kornei produced the world’s first electrophotographic print in Astoria, Queens, writing the date “10-22-38 ASTORIA”—a breakthrough that led to modern photocopiers.
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis Goes Public: U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation in a televised speech, revealing the presence of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba and announcing a naval quarantine.
2008
India Launches Chandrayaan-1: India’s space research agency (ISRO) successfully launched its first unmanned lunar probe from Sriharikota, which later confirmed the discovery of water molecules on the Moon.
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