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Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

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October 1: Unification Day in Cameroon (1961); National Day in China (1949); Independence Day in Tuvalu (1978); : Defenders Day in Ukraine (2015);

Yosemite Valley

959 – Edgar acceded to the English throne upon the death of his brother Eadwig.
1386 – The Wonderful Parliament met at Westminster Abbey to address King Richard II's need for money, but soon changed focus to the reform of his administration.
1890 – At the encouragement of preservationist John Muir and writer Robert Underwood Johnson, the U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park (pictured) in California.
1918 – First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.
2003 – A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.

Kong Wei (d. 895)
Caroline Harrison (b. 1832)
Helen Mayo (b. 1878)
Nani Alapai (d. 1928)

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Jimmy Carter turns 100

When/if Jimmy Carter turns 100 on October 1st I believe that would be considered notable enough to have listed on the events section as no other United States President has lived to be 100 years of age. It is also expected to be a widely reported story considering how significant the milestone is TheFellaVB (talk) 02:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]