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Friday, October 9, 2026

Generated Oct 9, 2026, 9:11 PM

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Quote & On This Day

“Ability is a poor man's wealth.”
— John Wooden
  • 2019: Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.
  • 2012: Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (pictured) was severely injured by a Taliban gunman in a failed assassination attempt.
  • 1986: The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End.
  • 1962: Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
  • 1952: A footman shot and killed two colleagues and wounded the lady of the house at Knowsley Hall, England.