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BBC Founded; Transistor Radio; Venus Atmosphere; Satellite Deregulation; Karachi Bombing; Santiago Riots; First All-Female Spacewalk
A Daily Dose of History (19 Oct 2026)
Today's historical events:
The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio.
The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.
Karachi bombing: A suicide attack on…
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