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Thanksgiving / German Reunification / O.J. Simpson

On This Day (October 3): Your quick daily trip back in time.

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Fatih Taskiran
October 03, 2025

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🌟 Editor's Note

Good morning — it’s Friday, October 3. Today we're exploring the origins of Thanksgiving, Guinness World Records, the reunification of East and West Germany, O.J. Simpson's acquittal, and more — quick and to the point.

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🚀 Time Machine

-2333 BC

Tan’gun founded the Gojoseon (modern-day Korea) under the Chinese Emperor Yao.

-52 BC

Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.

-1283

Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered.

-1863

President Abraham Lincoln announces the official Thanksgiving holiday to express gratitude for the Union Army's victory at Gettysburg.

-1922

First fax photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.

-1932

Iraq gains independence as Britain ends its mandate after 12 years.

-1935

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War started when Italy invaded Ethiopia.

-1955

The first edition of the Guinness World Records was a hit in Great Britain, showcasing various human and animal feats.

-1992

Reunification of East and West Germany; the West German flag was raised at the Brandenburg Gate at midnight, after 45 years.

-1995

O.J. Simpson, former NFL running back and actor, was found not guilty of murdering Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles.

-2014

Serial, a podcast spinoff of This American Life, debuts and quickly becomes a smash hit.

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📸 Snapshot

The Hindenburg disaster was a dramatic airship crash that reminds us that new technology can be dangerous, 1937

🗨️ Final Words

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“This is not my home.”

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