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Today in History: November 6, Georgia dam bursts, killing Toccoa Falls College students nydailynews.com/2026/11/06/t…
Today in History: November 6, Georgia dam bursts, killing Toccoa Falls College students

Today in History: November 6, Georgia dam bursts, killing Toccoa Falls College students

39 people, mostly students, were killed when the Kelly Barnes Dam in Georgia burst, sending a wall of water through Toccoa Falls College.

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Today in History: November 5, Sinclair Lewis the first American to win Nobel for literature nydailynews.com/2026/11/05/t…
Today in History: November 5, Sinclair Lewis the first American to win Nobel for literature

Today in History: November 5, Sinclair Lewis the first American to win Nobel for literature

Novelist Sinclair Lewis became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Today in History: November 4, Ronald Reagan’s presidential library opens nydailynews.com/2026/11/04/t…
Today in History: November 4, Ronald Reagan’s presidential library opens

Today in History: November 4, Ronald Reagan’s presidential library opens

Ronald Reagan opened his presidential library in Simi Valley, California; attending were President George H.W. Bush and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford and Richard Nixon — the first-...

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Happy birthday Kendall Jenner! Look back at the model's hottest moments as she turns 31 nydailynews.com/2022/11/02/k…
Happy birthday Kendall Jenner! Look back at the model's hottest moments as she turns 31

Happy birthday Kendall Jenner! Look back at the model's hottest moments as she turns 31

From reality TV star to high fashion model, Kendall Jenner, born on Nov. 3, 1995, has certainly come a long way. Dominating the catwalk and gracing the highly-coveted September issue of Vogue are...

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Historic voting in New York: See famous politicians cast their ballots nydailynews.com/2022/11/08/h…
Historic voting in New York: See famous politicians cast their ballots

Historic voting in New York: See famous politicians cast their ballots

Take a look back at New York politicians casting their votes in elections throughout the state over the years.

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Today in History: November 3, One World Trade Center opens 13 years after 9/11 nydailynews.com/2026/11/03/t…
Today in History: November 3, One World Trade Center opens 13 years after 9/11

Today in History: November 3, One World Trade Center opens 13 years after 9/11

13 years after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers, a new 104-story, 1,776-foot-high skyscraper called the One World Trade Center opened for business at the site.

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Today in History: November 2, winner testifies about cheating on TV quiz show ‘Twenty-One’ nydailynews.com/2026/11/02/t…
Today in History: November 2, winner testifies about cheating on TV quiz show ‘Twenty-One’

Today in History: November 2, winner testifies about cheating on TV quiz show ‘Twenty-One’

Charles Van Doren testified before a congressional committee that he had conspired with television producers to cheat on the television quiz show “Twenty-One.”

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Today in History: October 31, Judge Samuel Alito nominated to the Supreme Court nydailynews.com/2026/10/31/t…
Today in History: October 31, Judge Samuel Alito nominated to the Supreme Court

Today in History: October 31, Judge Samuel Alito nominated to the Supreme Court

President George W. Bush nominated Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

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Remembering the life and career of Sean Connery 6 years after his death nydailynews.com/2022/10/30/t…
Remembering the life and career of Sean Connery 6 years after his death

Remembering the life and career of Sean Connery 6 years after his death

Born on Aug. 25, 1930, Scottish actor Sean Connery’s decades in the film industry began with an uncredited role in 1954’s ‘Lilacs in the Spring,’ followed by his first leading role in 1958’s ‘Another...

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Remembering Orson Welles' realistic 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast that panicked the nation 88 years ago nydailynews.com/2022/10/30/r…
Remembering Orson Welles' realistic 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast that panicked the nation 88...

Remembering Orson Welles' realistic 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast that panicked the nation 88...

Orson Welles’ ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast, a realistic radio dramatization of Martians invading Earth, scared Americans and sparked a nationwide panic on Oct. 30, 1938.

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Look back at the murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay 24 years later nydailynews.com/2022/10/30/j…
Look back at the murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay 24 years later

Look back at the murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay 24 years later

Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was murdered execution-style on Oct. 30, 2002, inside his Jamaica, Queens recording studio. The killing of the hip-hop star, whose real name is Jason Mizell, remains...

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Today in History: October 30, Rosa Parks the first woman to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol nydailynews.com/2026/10/30/t…
Today in History: October 30, Rosa Parks the first woman to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol

Today in History: October 30, Rosa Parks the first woman to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol

The late Rosa Parks was the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda; Parks became a civil rights icon by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, to a...

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New York does Halloween: From the Greenwich Village Parade to posh Park Ave. parties nydailynews.com/2021/10/28/n…
New York does Halloween: From the Greenwich Village Parade to posh Park Ave. parties

New York does Halloween: From the Greenwich Village Parade to posh Park Ave. parties

In New York, Halloween celebrations seem to get bigger and better each year. From kids trick-or-treating to costumed adults parading through the Village, Oct. 31 is the day to get your scare on. A...

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Remembering the 1929 Wall Street Crash on the anniversary of 'Black Tuesday' nydailynews.com/2022/10/27/b…
Remembering the 1929 Wall Street Crash on the anniversary of 'Black Tuesday'

Remembering the 1929 Wall Street Crash on the anniversary of 'Black Tuesday'

On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ hit Wall Street as panicked investors traded millions of shares on the Stock Exchange in a single day. The market lost billions of dollars and investors before...

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Look back at the fatal Halloween stampede in Seoul four years later nydailynews.com/2022/10/30/m…
Look back at the fatal Halloween stampede in Seoul four years later

Look back at the fatal Halloween stampede in Seoul four years later

Halloween took a tragic turn over the weekend when a stampede in Seoul, South Korea left more than 150 people dead on Saturday night, Oct. 29, 2022.

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It's almost Halloween! Explore these haunting photos of seances from the past nydailynews.com/2022/10/27/h…
It's almost Halloween! Explore these haunting photos of seances from the past

It's almost Halloween! Explore these haunting photos of seances from the past

Ahead of Halloween, check out these chill-inducing photos of seances from the past, dating back to the 1880s.

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Four years later: Remembering the life and career of Jerry Lee Lewis on the anniversary of his death nydailynews.com/2022/10/28/l…
Four years later: Remembering the life and career of Jerry Lee Lewis on the anniversary of his death

Four years later: Remembering the life and career of Jerry Lee Lewis on the anniversary of his death

Jerry Lee Lewis, a multi-award-winning musician best known for his songs ‘Great Balls of Fire’ and ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,’ passed away on Oct. 28, 2022, at the age of 87. Born into poverty in…

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Take a look back at the Cuban Missile Crisis 64 years after it ended nydailynews.com/2022/10/16/a…
Take a look back at the Cuban Missile Crisis 64 years after it ended

Take a look back at the Cuban Missile Crisis 64 years after it ended

In 1962, the world was on edge, worried that the Cuban missile crisis––a standoff between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union––could end in nuclear war. Take a look back at the infamous 13-day...

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Today in History: October 28, ‘Perfect Storm’ forms east of Nova Scotia nydailynews.com/2026/10/28/t…
Today in History: October 28, ‘Perfect Storm’ forms east of Nova Scotia

Today in History: October 28, ‘Perfect Storm’ forms east of Nova Scotia

What became known as “The Perfect Storm” began forming hundreds of miles east of Nova Scotia; lost at sea during the storm were the six crew members of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat from Gloucest...

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Look back at the beginnings of NYC's subway system on the 122nd anniversary of its opening nydailynews.com/2022/10/26/n…
Look back at the beginnings of NYC's subway system on the 122nd anniversary of its opening

Look back at the beginnings of NYC's subway system on the 122nd anniversary of its opening

New York City’s subway system, the heart and pulse of the Big Apple, opened on Oct. 27, 1904. Check out these striking Daily News photos dating back to its construction.

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