Wednesday, October 21, 2020

History for October 21

History for October 21 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Netanyahu 1949 - Prime Minister of Israel
  • 1805 - The Battle of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain. The British defeated the French and Spanish fleet.
  • 1879 - Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it would burn out.
  • 1917 - The first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I near Nancy, France.
  • 1945 - Women in France were allowed to vote for the first time.
  • 1994 - North Korea and the Clinton administration, U.S. signed an agreement requiring North Korea to halt its nuclear program and agree to inspections.
  • 2003 - The U.S. Senate voted to ban what was known as partial birth abortions.

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