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October 26, 1881

On October 26, 1881, the Earp brothers face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-26/shootout-at-the-ok-corral

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October 25, 1929

During the Teapot Dome scandal, former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall, who served in President Warren G. Harding’s Cabinet, is found guilty of accepting a bribe while he was in office. On October 25, 1929, Fall became the first individual to be convicted of a crime committed while serving as a presidential Cabinet member.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-25/cabinet-member-guilty-in-teapot-dome-scandal

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October 24, 1945

On October 24, 1945, the United Nations Charter, which was adopted and signed on June 26, 1945, is now effective and ready to be enforced.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-24/the-united-nations-is-born

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October 23, 2001

On October 23, 2001, Apple introduces the iPod, a portable digital music player that revolutionized the music industry and transformed the consumption of audio and eventually video content. Its minimalist, user-friendly design also helped reshape Apple from primarily a computer company to a consumer device titan and paved the way for the iPhone.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-23/first-ipod

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October 11, 2002

On October 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-11/jimmy-carter-wins-nobel-prize