This week in History
Monday: on October 23, 1977
Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announced discovery of 3.5 billion year old one-celled fossils. BItH Unit 1, Section 2: What is Evolution?
Tuesday: on October 24, 1929
The worst stock market crash in history began causing widespread panic and the collapse of the US Stock Market a few days later. BItH Unit 27, Section 81: The Great Depression
Wednesday: on October 25, 1917
The Bolsheviks seized control of the Russian city of Petrograd leading to the Russian Civil War. BItH Unit 26, Section 76: The Last Tsars
Thursday: on October 26, 1944
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest sea battle of World War II, ended with an allied victory. BItH Unit 29, Section 85: World War II
Friday: on October 27, 1728
Captain James Cook, British naval officer and Pacific explorer, was born. BItH Unit 23, Section 67: Captain Cook
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