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Historical Event on October 12th: First Female Athlete Ignites Olympic Flame On Sunday, October 12, 2025, it is the 285th day of the year with 80 days remaining. Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the Olympic flame at the Mexico City Summer Games in 1968. Christopher Columbus’s expedition landed on San Salvador Island … Read more
On this Day in History: October 11, Carter Receives Nobel Peace Prize Today is Oct. 11, 2025, the 284th day of the year with 81 days remaining. Former President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work in international conflict resolution and human rights advocacy. In history, Apollo 7 launched in … Read more
On this day in history: October 8, Devastating earthquake at Pakistan-India border claims lives of tens of thousands On October 8th, 2025, it’s the 281st day of the year with 84 days remaining. Significant events on this day include a devastating earthquake in 2005 on the Pakistan-India border causing 86,000 deaths, the start of the … Read more