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A Daily Dose of History (03 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Guinea declares its independence from France. Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people. Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead. Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States. President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. 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