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A Daily Dose of History (04 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia. Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops. The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene. The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened. The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day. O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan. 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
