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📅 October 2, 1869 — The Birth of Mahatma Gandhi

A babe born in Porbandar's light,
Would grow to wage peace over might.
Young Gandhi declared,
"No violence!" He dared
To spin salt and freedom from right.

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#TodayInHistory: 🎬 #OnThisDay 52 years ago, the film “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” opened in theaters. Now heralded as a classic, the 1974 action crime caper flick is the original film by this name. It was also remade in 1998 for TV and as a major motion picture in 2009.“

Today in History - 1965: University of Florida researchers gave Florida Gators football players an early version of Gatorade during their game against LSU to help replace electrolytes lost through sweat. Florida won 14-7. #TodayInHistory

2 Oct 1776
Thomas Jefferson resigns from Continental Congress to serve in Virginia House of Delegates.
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ON THIS DAY — October 2
Celebrate: Custodial Workers Recognition Day
In History: 1789 — The Bill of Rights is sent to the states.
Good to Know: Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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Today in history: On October 2, 1959, The Twilight Zone debuted on CBS and turned twist endings into a TV art form. Do you recognize the episodes?
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🇨🇳 October 1, 1949: Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People’s Republic of China from Tiananmen in Beijing.
The declaration marked one of the defining political transformations of the twentieth century.
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🎂Sep 29, 1790 Alexandre Jean Baptiste Parent-Duchatelet born in Paris, France 🇫🇷

1836: Extensive data tabulation, time series, and mapping of prostitutes in Paris (part of 'moral statistics')

📅 October 1, 1949 — The Founding of the People’s Republic of China

A leader named Mao took the stage,
And proclaimed a republic—new age!
From Tiananmen’s gate,
He declared China’s fate,
On October the first, history’s page.

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#TodayinHistory 1949: The Declaration of the People's Republic of China

75 years later, has Mao’s socialism been superseded by neoliberalism?
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1 Oct 1776
Benjamin Franklin learns that the French plan to supply arms to Americans through West Indies.
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