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Today In History – Oct. 11 – 1922 – Alaska Davidson, Appointed 1st Woman FBI “Special Investigator”

1138 Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 1634 Burchardi flood - "the second Grote Mandrenke" kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and...

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Today In History – Oct. 10 – 1899 – African-American Inventor R. Johnson Patents Bicycle Frame

680 Al-Hussein (Al-Ḥusayn ibn) and his followers killed at Karbala by army of Yazid, the Umayyad caliph, on the way to Kufa 1780 Great Hurricane...

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Today In History – Oct. 9 – 1446 – Hangul Alphabet Is Published In Korea

768 Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks 1000 Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada) reputedly becoming...

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Approved Zero Import Duty To Boost Nigeria’s Maritime Industry

The federal government has approved zero import duty for ship owners to acquire vessels to boost the maritime industry. Bashir Jamoh, director general, Nigerian Maritime...

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WHO Declares Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Over

The World Health Organization has confirmed that Uganda's outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is officially over, even as the virus continues to spread rapidly across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A WHO official told a briefing on Wednesday that Uganda's all-clear follows the...

At Least 12 Killed As Wildfires Rage Across Northern Algeria

Wildfires have torn through large parts of northern Algeria, leaving at least 12 people dead and dozens more injured, as the country's civil protection authorities battle dozens of separate blazes along the northern coastline. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said on Wednesday night that at least 54 people had...

Tanzania Expels Nchimbi From Ruling Party Over ‘Indiscipline’

Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has expelled Emmanuel Nchimbi, days after he announced his resignation as the country's vice-president just 10 months into the role. The 54-year-old had stirred controversy in recent weeks with a series of pointed remarks, including a call for Tanzanians to push...