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A Daily Dose of History (15 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series. Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners. World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers. Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories. The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, were kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement. Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of future Palestinian self government. The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
