Following decades of #EthnicCleansing & #apartheid, eight #Palestinian militias from the #GazaStrip began a coördinated attack into southern Israel on #ThisDayInHistory in 2023, killing 828 civilians & 367 security forces. The #October7 terrorist attack led to the #GazaGenocide.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 2001, US & UK began their #AfghanWar, continuing despite #Taliban surrender offers, and with it their so-called #WarOnTerror. This imperialist conflict has caused ~4.5 million+ deaths & continues to subvert democratic institutions.

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British & French troops looted the old #SummerPalace in #Beijing, #China, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1860. Built up over centuries, it covered an area five times that of the #ForbiddenCity, and was later burnt down by the Brits. #QueenVictoria received a #Pekinese dog called Looty.

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The first of many #PennyAuctions took place in #Nebraska on #ThisDayInHistory in 1932. These were #GreatDepression examples of #DirectAction, wherein #farmers used violence or threats to prevent banks from auctioning repossessed farms, helping the former owner buy it for a penny.

The #Apalachee are an extinct #Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands centred around modern #Tallahassee, #Florida. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1539, the Spanish #DeSotoExpedition, led by conquistador #HernandoDeSoto, seized their capital #Anhaica for its winter quartering.

Egyptian Pres. #AnwarSadat was assassinated by the #EgyptianIslamicJihad on #ThisDayInHistory in 1981, stemming from his failed #alInfitah (opening) policies that swapped economic #Nasserism for #neoliberalism, and for the #CampDavidAccords with Israel which betrayed #Palestine.

#WinstonChurchill's government suspended the constitution of #BritishGuiana (now #Guyana) and sent troops to overthrow its newly-elected #leftist government on #ThisDayInHistory in 1953, despite that government proposing policies no more radical than those of the UK #LabourParty.

The first #ExtrasolarPlanet was discovered on #ThisDayInHistory in 1995. It is a "#HotJupiter", i.e., a #GasGiant with an orbit close to its main-sequence star, #51PegasiB. The planet has officially been named #Dimidium and was later found in 2017 to have water in its atmosphere.

The #1973War/#YomKippurWar began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973, as #Egypt & #Syria attempted to recover lands seized by #Israel in 1967 and colonized/settled (the #SinaiPeninsula and the #GolanHeights). The conflict brought on a major oil crisis and the real threat of nuclear war.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1976, the #Thailand government and its #FarRight supporters slaughtered student protesters who were upset that a former dictator was being allowed to return from exile. About a hundred were killed and many more wounded in the #ThammasatUniversityMassacre.

A six-month #strike by #SetDecorators organized by the #ConferenceOfStudioUnions turned violent on #ThisDayInHistory in 1945. When #scabs arrived on #HollywoodBlackFriday, picketers flipped cars, and strikebreakers attacked with chains, hammers, pipes as firefighters doused them.

The #PublicBroadcastingService (#PBS) began broadcasting on #ThisDayInHistory in 1970, replacing National Educational Television, running #Nova, #Nature, #Frontline, #SesameStreet, #MisterRogers, #CuriousGeorge, and many more. #Trump's defunding of it is a crime against culture.

The #AsturiasUprising began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1934, contributing to the unrest that created the #SpanishRevolution in 1936. #Anarchists used democratic worker assemblies and #socialists used #union leaders to maintain order. #FranciscoFranco & the army killed 3000+ workers.

The #ProvisionalIrishRepublicanArmy (#Provos) committed the #GuildfordPubBombings on #ThisDayInHistory in 1974. They picked #HorseAndGroom & #SevenStars pubs as they were popular with Army personnel from #Pirbright. Four soldiers & one civilian were killed, 65 wounded (30 badly).

🌐 Global Impact: Relicensed under GPLv2 in 1992, that single kernel became the backbone of modern cloud computing and mobile devices.

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The first #Beatles single, #LoveMeDo, was released in the UK on #ThisDayInHistory in 1962, becoming a moderate hit. Three versions have appeared with different drummers. One with #PeteBest was shelved, but versions with #RingoStarr and session player #AndyWhite were both pressed.

The first #JamesBond film, #DrNo, was released in the UK on #ThisDayInHistory in 1962. Based on the sixth #IanFleming Bond novel, it is notable for the unfortunate use of #yellowface on two white actors, and for making #bikini sales skyrocket from a famed appearance in the film.

The #WomensMarchOnVersailles effectively broke royal authority at an early stage in the #FrenchRevolution on #ThisDayInHistory in 1789. Armed women demanded to meet the king, who agreed to their demands, but they broke in the next day and at gunpoint drove the king back to Paris.

King #LouisThePious of the #HolyRomanEmpire was crowned by the Pope on #ThisDayInHistory in 816. The son of #Charlemagne is infamous among historians for destroying his father's large collection of #pagan artefacts and manuscripts upon taking power in 814 at the latter's death.