{
  "id": 10588406,
  "title": "WEDNESDAY, Sept.30",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/wednesday-sept-30-10588406",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20260929/wednesday-sept30"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "September 30, 1520 - Upon the passing of his father, Selim I, Suleiman the Magnificent ascends to the throne of the Ottoman Empire and maintains rule until his death in 1566.\n\nIn 1846, American dentist Dr. William Morton introduces the use of ether as an anesthetic, marking a significant advancement in surgical procedures.\n\nGerman Chancellor Otto von Bismarck presents his influential \"Blood and Iron\" speech in 1862, advocating for the unification of German territories through force if necessary.\n\nThe Munich Agreement of 1938 is signed by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Édouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain, resulting in the cession of Czechoslovakian territory to Germany.\n\nIn 1946, a trial held at Nuremberg condemns twenty-two Nazi leaders, such as Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, to death or imprisonment for their roles in wartime atrocities.\n\nIn 1980, the specifications for Ethernet, a local area network technology, are published jointly by Xerox, Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation.\n\nThe Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument, a tribute to the Dalai Lama, is unveiled by the Dalai Lama himself in Ontario, Canada's capital city, Ottawa, in 1990.\n\nIn 1999, Japan experiences its most severe nuclear accident at a uranium reprocessing facility, which takes place in Tokai-mura, located 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,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "WEDNESDAY, Sept.30",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/wednesday-sept-30",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:17:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}