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KLM / East Germany / The French Connection / Cats

On This Day (October 7): Your quick daily trip back in time.

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🌟 Editor's Note

Good morning — it’s Tuesday, October 7. Today, we're covering the Battle of King's Mountain, the birth of KLM, East Germany and Cats, and the US invasion of Afghanistan—all quick and concise.

Oh, if you missed our fantastic Strange Times story yesterday, check it out here — It will surprise you!

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🚀 Time Machine

-1571

Pope Pius V's Holy League of southern European nations destroys an Ottoman fleet off Western Greece in the Battle of Lepanto.

-1763

George III of Great Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763, closing white settlement in North America north and west of the Alleghenies.

-1780

During the American Revolution, Colonel Campbell's Patriots defeated Major Ferguson's Tories at the Battle of King's Mountain.

-1913

For the first time, Henry Ford's Highland Park factory operated a moving assembly line to assemble automobile chassis using a revolutionary technique.

-1919

KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij), Royal Dutch Airlines, was founded in Amsterdam, one of the world's oldest airlines.

-1949

Five months after the establishment of West Germany by Britain, the U.S., and France, the Soviet zone was proclaimed the East Germany.

-1971

"The French Connection," directed by William Friedkin and featuring Gene Hackman, premiered in the US (Best Picture, 1972 Academy Awards).

-1975

John Lennon's deportation order was reversed by a Federal Appeals Court judge, allowing him to stay in New York City.

PS: For curious minds, I recommend this fantastic documentary.

-1982

The musical "Cats" opens at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, New York City, runs for nearly 18 years, and wins 7 Tony Awards and 1 Grammy.

-2001

The US invasion of Afghanistan began with air strikes and secret ground missions.

-2001

Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, the fifth-largest economy in the world and the most populous state.

-2023

Hamas launches a major attack on Israel from Gaza, killing over a thousand people and taking hundreds of hostages.

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📸 Snapshot

Constructing the Golden Gate Bridge, 1934

🗨️ Final Words

“Through too much fondness of life, I have lived to endure the sight of my friend taken by the enemy before my face.”

* He mistakenly believed that Mark Antony's forces had captured his friend Titinius, so he killed himself.

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