1984 Nicaragua holds first free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%

1986 Democrats gain control over the US Senate

1990 Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war"

1990 Secretary of State James Baker visits US troops in Saudi Arabia

1991 Mid East peace conference ends in Madrid Spain

1995 Israeli Prime Minister Assassinated

1862 Gatling gun patented

1942 Battle of El Alamein ends with victory for the allies, after 12 days conflict with Rommel's 'Africa Corps'

1980 Ronald Reagan elected 40th President of the US

1868 The birth of Scott Joplin, Renowned 'ragtime' pianist

1879 The birth of Will Rogers, American actor and humorist

1916 The birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter

2007 Álvaro Colom wins the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala.

2007 Reformation Sunday is observed by Lutherans and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (oct 31) of the Ninety-Five Theses, which began the Protestant Reformation.

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