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Chinese Civil War / Apollo 7 / Saturday Night Live

On This Day (October 11): Your quick daily trip back in time.

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Fatih Taskiran
October 11, 2025

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🌟 Editor's Note

Good morning — it’s Saturday, October 11. Today we’re covering the Battle of Camperdown, Second Boer War, Chinese Civil War, Apollo 7, and the debut of Saturday Night Live, among other topics—quick and sharp!

Oh, and don't miss tomorrow's Strange Times story, guaranteed to blow your mind.

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🚀 Time Machine

-1797

Admiral Adam Duncan's British fleet defeated Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter's Dutch fleet, capturing eleven ships in the Battle of Camperdown.

-1899

The Second Boer War began between the British Empire and the Boer Republic and the Orange Free State.

-1915

Bulgarian Prime Minister Vasil Radoslavov announced his country's entry into the First World War.

-1945

The Chinese Civil War began between the Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party.

-1945

The first man-made object to escape the atmosphere (WAC Corporal) was launched from White Sands Missile Range, reaching 235,000 feet.

-1962

Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council (21st ecumenical).

-1968

Apollo 7, the first crewed Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham aboard.

-1975

"Saturday Night Live," created by Lorne Michaels, premiered on NBC with George Carlin as host.

-1986

-1987

The AIDS Memorial Quilt, stitched together with 1,920 panels, goes on display at the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

-2002

Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy, human rights, and economic development.

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This is one of only two pictures of the Supreme Court in session taken in secret, 1932

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