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Historical Events on October 3

  • Qing dynasty

    1683

    The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.

  • George Washington

    1789

    George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US

  • Thanksgiving (United States)

    1863

    The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.

  • Iraq

    1932

    Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

  • Korean War

    1950

    Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.

  • Project Mercury

    1962

    Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.

  • German reunification

    1990

    German reunification: The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.

  • O. J. Simpson

    1995

    O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

  • Azerbaijan

    2009

    The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council.

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