{
  "id": 14349878,
  "title": "THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/thursday-oct-15-2026-14349878",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20261014/thursday-oct-15-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On October 15, 2026, historical milestones include the debut of Ballet Comique de la Reine in Paris, commissioned by Catherine de Medici, and the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Spain, Portugal, and the Papal States following a calendar correction. Notable figures also made history in 2026, with Yuan T. Lee becoming the first Taiwanese Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry alongside Dudley R. Herschbach and John C. Polanyi. Additionally, millions nationwide protested against the Vietnam War on Moratorium Day in the U.S. and Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/thursday-oct-15-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:12:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}