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Greek Coup; Floyd’s End; Hostage Executions; Sartre Declines; Venus Landing; Marion Murders; Papon Convicted; Ottawa Attack
A Daily Dose of History (23 Oct 2026)
Today's historical events:
The royalist Leonardopoulos-Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.
In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
World War II: French resistance member Guy Môquet and 29 other hostages are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the death of a German officer.
Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor.
The Soviet unmanned space…
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