THIS DAY IN history

3 October 1983 Germany is reunified after the country was split at the end of World War II. 4 October 1970 Singer Janis Joplin dies from an accidental heroin overdose. 6 October 1927 The Jazz Singer, the world's first sound film or “talkie”, premieres, heralding the end of silent movies. 6 October 1993 Micheal Jordan retires from professional basket-ball, saying: ‘I don't have anything else to prove.’ He returns in March 1995. 8 October 1967 Revolutionary leader Che Guevara is killed by the Bolivian Army. Before a secret burial his hands are cut off so his fingerprints can prove his identity. 13 October 1884 Greenwich is established as the universal time from which standard times are calculated around the world. 15 October 1990 South Africa's Separate Amenities Act, which segregated public…

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Getaway (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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