October 16th

Posted by cpatsat     Category: On a Day like Today in History

A lot of things happened on a day like today in history. Here are just some!

1973
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the Paris peace accords. However, Tho refused to accept the prize.
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1854
Abraham Lincoln delivers a speech where he calls slavery “immoral”.
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1854
Also the day when Oscar Wilde was born. Wilde’s most famous works are “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The fisherman and his soul”.
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1980
The No1 Hit Song was “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen.

(Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-kissinger-and-le-duc-tho-awarded-nobel-peace-prize, http://www.iancfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/21046-004-85FAD0A4.jpg, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-speaks-out-against-slavery, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-speaks-out-against-slavery, http://cdn-media-1.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2014/08/quote-Oscar-Wilde-some-cause-happiness-wherever-they-go-others-387.png, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oscar-wildes-birthday, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE