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Mafalda Sinking; Edelweiss Crackdown; Tang Torpedo; Leyte Gulf; Moose Mountain Crash; Baghdad Bombings
A Daily Dose of History (26 Oct 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.
World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle…
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