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Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings

Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2026. There are 69 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at ...

Today in History: 2012, Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour titles

Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling ...

Today in History: October 21, Pistorius convicted in shooting death

Today in History: October 21, Pistorius convicted in shooting death By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2026. There are 71 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 21, 2014, Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for ...

Today in History: 1944, MacArthur returns to the Philippines

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2026. There are 72 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur waded ashore in his return to the Philippines against Japanese forces in World War II, fulfilling a promise he made ("I shall return") after ...

Today in History: 1987, ‘Black Monday’ on Wall Street

Today is Sunday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2025. There are 73 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6% in value (its largest daily percentage loss ever), to close at 1,738.74 on what ...

Today in History: October 17, Loma Prieta earthquake strikes California

Today in History: October 17, Loma Prieta earthquake strikes California By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2026. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 ...