News and Events From October 10th

Space 1967 U.S.A. / Soviet Union The Outer Space Treaty comes into force 10th October, 1967 : Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies signed by the United States and the Soviet Union
( Why The US does not own the moon even though they planted the flag )
Below is a rough guide to what the treaty means
Re: Military Use
An undertaking not to place in orbit around the Earth, install on the moon or any other celestial body, or otherwise station in outer space, nuclear or any other weapons of mass destruction.
It limits the use of the moon and other celestial bodies exclusively to peaceful purposes and expressly prohibits their use for military use.
Ownership
Inspired by the great prospects opening up before mankind as a result of mans entry into outer space,
Recognizing the common interest of all mankind in the progress of the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes,
Believing that the exploration and use of outer space should be carried on for the benefit of all peoples irrespective of the degree of their economic or scientific development,

Panama 1913 Panama Panama Canal 10th October, 1913: The Panama Canal officially joined the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ocean when the Gamboa dike was demolished with charges of dynamite.

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Mexico 1922 Mexico Oil Supplies 10th October, 1922 : America has long been the worlds largest supplier of oil but many believe the oil reserves will be depleted in America in 25 years while oil reserves in Mexico may well be bigger and last longer with current estimates at 40 years of reserves and it is believed they have the largest oil reserves in the world , American Oil companies continue to work with the Mexican Government to develop these new oil fields but they are facing stiff competition from British and French Oil companies .

France 1939 World War II French lines 10th October, 1939: After five weeks of war German attacks on French lines are increasing daily but the French are continuing to hold using hand grenades against the Germans, many believe the current attacks are a prelude to a full scale German invasion force.

Austria 1944 World War II Auschwitz 10th October, 1944: 800 Gypsy children, are murdered when they are gassed to death at Auschwitz concentration camps. As well as Jews the Nazi party had decided Gypsies should also be exterminated and Approximately 1.5 million Gypsies were murdered by the Nazis.

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UK 1957 United Kingdom World's First Nuclear Accident Windscale 10th October, 1957 : Part of the radioactive core at pile 1 at Windscale Nuclear Plant in West Cumbria used to make to make weapons-grade plutonium was on fire and as there had never been a similar experience it was a best guess as to how to distinguish the fire, but a combination of water pumped in to the reactor and turning off the air supply to the reactor worked. The combination of a lack of oxygen and gallons of water did the trick and the fire was eventually put out. The fire caused the release of substantial amounts of radioactive contamination into the surrounding area and the event, known as the Windscale fire, was the world's worst reactor accident until the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.

Japan 1964 Japan Olympics 10th October, 1964 : The Summer Olympics open in Japan when Emperor Hirohito of Japan opened the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo .

U.S. 1966 U.S.A. Embargo South Africa 10th October, 1966: A committee of the General Assembly of The United nations approved by a wide margin a resolution condemning racial discrimination and urged all nations to support economic, diplomatic and an arms embargo against South Africa. The resolution was aimed at violations of human rights and specifically Apartheid South Africa's rigid system of racial segregation. .

Canada 1970 Canada Kidnap 10th October, 1970: The Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ), a militant separatist group, kidnaps Quebec labor minister Pierre Laporte in Montreal. The Canadian Prime Minister believing the situation to be out of control agrees to send troops to the French Canadian province to help maintain order and proclaiming the War Powers Act, under which the FLQ was banned, some civil liberties were suspended, and thousands of troops were sent . In a series of raids, 400 Quebec separatists are taken into custody and held without charges.

U.S. 1971 U.S.A. London Bridge 10th October, 1971: After being removed from over the Thames in London and shipped all the way to Arizona and then reconstructed London Bridge reopened today in Lake Havasu City, Arizona .

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U.S. 1973 U.S.A. Spiro Agnew 10th October, 1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns in disgrace over charges of federal income tax evasion .

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Iraq 1973 Middle East Arab Israeli War 9th October, 1973: On the fifth day of the Arab -- Israeli war Iraq has joined in on the Arab side and pressure is now being bought to bear for the United States to combat aid to Israel as the Arab forces now have the upper hand with missiles able to shoot Israeli planes out of the air. America knows it will need to tread carefully as if it becomes involved the Soviet Union could well join the Arab side which could then escalate into a world war .

Botswana 1975 Botswana Elizabeth Taylor 9th October, 1975: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor secretly remarry in Africa only 16 months after getting divorced. .

U.S. 1978 U.S.A. Dollar Coin 10th October, 1978: President Carter signed a bill authorizing the likeness of suffragette Susan B. Anthony on one side of the new dollar coin, and the Apollo moon landing on the other.

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Algeria 1980 Algeria Earthquake 10th October, 1980: Two earthquakes have struck the northern Algerian town of El Asnam. Current Reports estimate up to 20,000 had died and many tens of thousands have been injured or are missing.

UK 1980 England Conservative Party Conference 10th October, 1980: At the Conservative party conference in Brighton Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher acknowledges the high number of unemployed, but stressed her determination to stick to tough economic policies and told the party faithful " The lady's not for turning " .

Lebanon 1983 Lebanon Cease Fire 10th October, 1983: In an effort to keep the cease fire in Lebanon Italian and Greek troops have been assigned and accepted to supervise the cease fire on behalf of the United Nations and if more are needed Yugoslavia will provide additional observers .

Sicily 1985 Sicily Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers arrested 10th October, 1985: The Egyptian commercial airliner carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers is intercepted by United States Navy F-14A Tomcat fighter jets and forced to land at the NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where the hijackers are arrested by Italian authorities.

El Salvador 1986 El Salvador Earthquake 10th October, 1986 : An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale strikes San Salvador the capital city of El Salvador, killing an estimated 1,500 people

U.S. 1991 U.S.A. Postal 10th October, 1991: Former U.S. postal worker Joseph Harris kills two former co workers at the post office in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The night before, Harris had killed his former supervisor, Carol Ott, with a three-foot samurai sword, and shot her fiance, Cornelius Kasten, in their home. His murders were one of many committed by postal workers which resulted in the phrase "going postal" .

UK 1999 UK London Eye 10th October, 1999: Thousands assemble to watch a giant Ferris wheel ( One of the UK's Largest Millennium Projects ) move into position as a new landmark on the London skyline the South Bank of London between Waterloo station and Westminster Bridge. The Millennium Wheel, better known now as the London Eye. ( The London Eye stands 135 meters high and has become one of the most successful Millennium projects attracting an average of 10,000 visitors a day and is the biggest Ferris wheel in the world ). .

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U.S. 2002 U.S.A. Bush can unilaterally declare war on Iraq 10th October, 2002 : The US House of Representatives has voted to authorize President George W Bush to unilaterally declare war against Iraq. This allows the US to use force against Iraq in a manner "necessary and appropriate" to protect US national security and enforce UN resolutions. The Senate is expected to endorse the on Friday. Some members of the Democrats do have concerns due to a declassified letter from the CIA director, George Tenet in which he appeared to cast doubt on the possible threat from Saddam Hussein. A multinational coalition composed of United States and United Kingdom troops supported by smaller contingents from Australia, Denmark, Poland and other nations invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003.

U.S. 2004 U.S.A. Christopher Reeve 10th October, 2004: Christopher Reeve, famous as the 'Superman' actor died of heart failure, he had been a fit and well man until a freak riding accident left him as a quadriplegic due to a spinal cord injury .
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Iraq 2006 Iraq Death Squad Killings 10th October, 2006 : In a matter of twenty-four hours, a total of sixty dead bodies are found around parts of Baghdad, Iraq. The majority of bodies found were believed to be killed by death squads in the city.

Pakistan 2008 Pakistan Suicide Car Bomb Attack 10th October, 2008 : A suicide car bomb attack struck as some 600 people held an open-air meeting to raise a militia to evict Taleban in the Orakzai semi-autonomous tribal region.

World 2008 World Markets Continue To Fall 10th October, 2008 : Stock markets around the world continue to fall on fears of a major recession following the collapse the financial markets.

Pakistan 2009 Pakistan Taliban Attacks Military Headquarters 10th October, 2008 : Taliban Militants Attack Military Headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad in Northern Pakistan leaving at least 19 people dead, this is an ongoing increase in the last few weeks of militant activity.

Chile 2011 Chile Largest Virus Discovered in Ocean Water Near Chile 10th October, 2011 : Megavirus chilensis, the largest virus yet to be discovered, was found off the coast of Chile. The newly found virus is ten to twenty times wider than an average virus and is thought to infect small organisms in the sea like amoebas.