{
  "id": 11086286,
  "title": "THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/thursday-oct-1-2026-11086286",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20261001/thursday-oct-1-2026"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports on significant events throughout history, including the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 B.C., where Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia; the invitation of Prince William of Orange to assume the British crown in 1688; the Congress of Vienna in 1814, which reshaped Europe's political landscape post-Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat; the publication of Karl Marx's \"Das Kapital\" in 1867, critiquing capitalism; Henry Ford's introduction of the affordable Model T car in 1908; the Arab and British forces' capture of Damascus from the Ottoman Empire during World War I in 1918; and Mikhail Gorbachev assuming the role of chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in 1988, effectively becoming the head of state in the Soviet Union.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/thursday-oct-1-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:12:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}