Show Notes
In 42 B.C., Octavian and Marc Antony defeated Brutus in the Second Battle of Philippi, avenging the assassination of Julius Caesar 2.5 years prior.
In 1983, the military barracks housing US Marines and French Paratroopers in Beirut were bombed.
In 1850, suffragettes held the National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Mass.
In 2015, Adele released her single, 'Hello.'
In 1993, Toronto's Joe Carter blasted a 3-run home run to end the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 1910, American physician Hawley Harvey Crippen was found guilty in the murder of his wife Cora.
In 1966, a landslide of coal waste crashed into the Welsh village of Aberfan.
In 1977, the plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in Mississippi, killing six including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.
In 1864, twenty Confederate soldiers raided the village of St. Albans, Vermont, robbing three banks in the process.
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