23 October

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23 October

1707    The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.

1835    Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (died 1914)

1850    The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

1915     Woman’s suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.

1917     Lenin calls for the October Revolution.

1920    Ted Fujita (born), Japanese meteorologist (died 1998)

1925    Johnny Carson (born), American television host (died 2005)

1929    Great Depression: After a steady decline in stock market prices since a peak in September, the New York Stock Exchange begins to show signs of panic.

1929    The first North American transcontinental air service begins between New York City and Los Angeles, California.

1939    Zane Grey, American author (born 1872)

1940    Pelé (born), Brazilian footballer

1942    Michael Crichton (born), American author, screenwriter, director, and producer (died 2008)

1957    Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (born 1905)

1959    “Weird Al” Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor

1960    Randy Pausch (born), American academic and author (died 2008)

1966    Alex Zanardi (born), Italian race car driver

1970 at Bonneville, Gary Gabelich drove Blue Flame to a new record of 622.407 miles per hour (1,001.667 km/h) for the flying mile, 630.389 miles per hour (1,014.513 km/h) for the flying kilometre

1973    A United Nations sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria.

1973    The Watergate Scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.

1998    Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a “land for peace” agreement.

2002     Moscow Theatre Siege begins: Chechen terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.

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Interests include biological anthropology, evolution, social behavior, and human behavior. Conducted field research in the Tana River National Primate Reserve, Kenya and on Angaur, Palau, Micronesia, as well as research with captive nonhuman primates at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Institute for Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya.
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