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In 1929, Black Tuesday saw 16 million shares sold and a 12% plummet in market value.
In 1998, Hurricane Mitch made landfall in Honduras. There were 11,374 fatalities in Central America.
In 1998, 77-year old John Glenn was launched back into space.
In 1969, a message was sent over ARPANET from UCLA to Stanford.
In 1974, musician Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident.
In 1983, Pink Floyd’s Darkside of the Moon celebrated its 491st week on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US, surpassing Johnny Mathis' Greatest Hits album as the longest charting album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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