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Today in History: 1990, Germany reunifies after 45 years

Today is Friday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2025. There are 89 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this date: In 1944, during World War II, U.S. Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany. In 1951, the New York Giants captured the National League pennant by a score of 5-4 as Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers, which became known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." In 1974, ...

Today in History: 1967, Marshall joins Supreme Court

Today is Thursday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2025. There are 90 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall joined the U.S. Supreme Court as its first African American justice; he would serve on the bench for 24 years until his retirement in 1991. Also on ...

Today in History: October 1, Las Vegas music festival shooting

Today in History: October 1, Las Vegas music festival shooting Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2025. There are 91 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 1, 2017, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room at the high-rise ...

Today in History: 1949, Berlin Airlift concludes

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2025. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months. Also on this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania, after briefly meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1791, Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria. In 1938, addressing the public after ...

Today in History: 1954, Willie Mays makes ‘The Catch’

Today is Monday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2025. There are 93 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wirtz of the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; "The ...

Today in History: 1996, Taliban take power in Afghanistan

Today is Saturday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2025. There are 95 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 27, 1996, the Taliban, the extremist Islamic movement in Afghanistan, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, the capital, and executed former President Najibullah. Also on this date: In 1779, John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain. In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1940, ...