{
  "id": 10584895,
  "title": "WEDNESDAY, Sept.30",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/wednesday-sept-30",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20260929/wednesday-sept30"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1520 - Suleiman the Magnificent ascends to the throne of the Ottoman Empire, following the death of his father Selim I. He holds the position until his death in 1566.\n\n1846 - American dentist Dr. William Morton makes history by employing anesthetic ether for the first time during a tooth extraction procedure.\n\n1862 - Prussian Minister-President Otto von Bismarck captivates his audience with the \"Blood and Iron\" speech, emphasizing the need for military strength and industrial power to unify German territories.\n\n1938 - Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Édouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Agreement, compelling Czechoslovakia to cede portions of its territory to Nazi Germany.\n\n1946 - Twenty-two high-ranking Nazi officials, including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, are convicted of war crimes and face either execution or imprisonment during the Nuremberg trials.\n\n1980 - Xerox, in collaboration with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation, releases the specifications for the Ethernet networking technology.\n\n1990 - The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, symbolizing the nation's commitment to upholding human rights.\n\n1999 - Japan experiences its most severe nuclear accident at a uranium reprocessing facility located in Tokai-mura, northeast of Tokyo.",
  "summary": "1520-Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father, Selim I, as Ottoman Sultan and rules until 1566 1846-Anesthetic ether is used for the first time by American dentist Dr. William Morton to extract a tooth 1862-Minister-President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck delivers his famous \"Blood and Iron\" speech on the unification of German territories 1938-The Treaty of Munich is signed by Adolf Hitler,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Suleiman the Magnificent becomes Ottoman Emperor in 1520",
    "Dr. William Morton introduces ether anesthesia in 1846",
    "Bismarck's \"Blood and Iron\" speech in 1862"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The series of historical events highlights pivotal moments that have shaped global politics, technology, and human rights, reflecting shifts in power, innovation, and societal values.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "WEDNESDAY, Sept.30",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/wednesday-sept-30-10588406",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:32:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}