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On October 3, 1929, Yugoslavia became the official name of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. You won’t find Yugoslavia
on the map anymore. The country broke up in the 1990s.
After 45 years of the Cold War, East Germany and
West Germany reunited on October 3, 1990, and became the Federal
Republic of Germany. East Germany’s decrepit economy became a
burden for the reunified nation.
Iraq gained its independence from Britain on
October 3, 1932, after which it joined the newly formed League of
Nations, the precursor of the United Nations. Wonder why the Iraqi
generals love the swagger stick?
And on October 3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln
designated the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day, the
only American holiday that did not catch on in the Philippines.
The SOS was adopted as a warning signal on
October 3, 1906, by the first conference on wireless telegraphy.
Alas, the telegraph is dead, and telegraph operators are as obsolete
as elevator girls.
The Spanish fleet defeated Dutch intruders on
Manila Bay on October 3, 1646. The victory is remembered every year
in a religious feast known as “La Naval de Manila.”
Tsinoy history marks October 3, 1605, as the
first Chinese uprising outside Intramuros, marking the Quiapo
massacre.
On October 3, 1796, the SS Astrea, the first
American trading vessel to reach the Philippines, called at Manila
and took in a cargo of indigo, hemp, pepper and sugar for the United
States.
October 3, 1921, marked the end of the term of
Francis Burton Harrison as governor-general of the Philippines.
Harrison Street stands proudly in Pasay City, along with Taft
Avenue.
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