This day in history
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Wednesday, 22 October 2014
On this day... October 23:
On this day...
October 23
:
Mole Day
1641
–
Irish Catholic
gentry in
Ulster
tried to
seize control
of
Dublin Castle
, the seat of English rule in Ireland to force concessions to Catholics.
1850
– The first
National Women's Rights Convention
, presided over by
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
(pictured)
, was held in
Worcester, Massachusetts
, US.
1956
– The
Hungarian Revolution
began as a peaceful
student demonstration
which attracted thousands as it marched through central
Budapest
to the
Parliament building
.
1989
– A massive
explosion and fire
ripped through the
Phillips 66
Houston Chemical Complex, killing 23 employees and injuring 314 others.
2001
– The
iPod
, the line of
portable media players
designed and marketed by
Apple
, was launched.
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