On this day in history (October 7, 2014) 1571 Allied Christian forces defeated the Ottoman Turks during a naval engagement at the Battle of Lepanto. 1765 The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York City to frame resolutions of rights and grievances of the American colonies. 1780 American forces defeated British loyalists at the Battle of Kins Mountain during the American Revolution. 1826 The Granite Railway, the first chartered railroad in the United States, began service. 1849 American short story writer, poet, and critic Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore Maryland. 1934 Playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist Amiri Baraka, who wrote of the experiences and anger of African Americans, was born. 1944 The Dumbarton Oaks Conference, in which the United States, China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom formulated proposals for a world organization that became the basis for the United Nations, concluded in Washington, D.C. 1949 A constitution went into effect in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany that formed the country of East Germany, which existed alongside West GErmany until 1990, when the two Germanys reunited. 1952 Russian politician Vladimir Putin, who served as president and prime minister of Russia, was born. 1955 Cellist Yo-Yo Ma who was known for his extraordinary technique and rich tone, was born in Paris. 1985 Members of the Palestine Liberation Front, a small faction headed by Abu Abbas within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), hijacked an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro. 1996 Fox News Channel, a satellite and cable news network created by Roger Ailes for Rupert Murdochs News Corporation, was launched in the United States. 2001 Triggered by the September 11 attacks, the Afghanistan War began, as U.S. and British warplanes started bombing Taliban targets.
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