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October 10 in history — On This Day
1933
Seven Lives Lost: The Unsolved Mystery of United Air Lines Flight 23
On October 10, 1933, a United Air Lines Boeing 247 exploded and crashed near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard. Investigators attributed the disaster to an explosive device, but no one was charged.
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Why No Nation Can Claim the Moon: The Outer Space Treaty
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Breaking the Sound Barrier: Chuck Yeager’s Historic Flight
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Chicago After the Fire: From Burned Blocks to a New Skyline
A photograph taken after the 1871 fire can make Chicago look as though its future had been decided by a wall of flame. A view from around 1905 tells a different story: tall offices, busy transport routes and commercial streets crowded again.
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