{
  "id": 16838683,
  "title": "THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/thursday-oct-29-2026-16838683",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20261028/thursday-oct-29-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "539 BC marked a significant event when King Cyrus the Great of Persia advanced on Babylon, setting free Jewish captives and permitting their journey back to their homeland.\n\nIn 1268, Conradin, the last male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty and Holy Roman Emperors, faced execution alongside Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, at the hands of Charles I of Sicily.\n\nA violent clash unfolded on October 24, 1665, during the Battle of Mbwila (Ambuila). Portuguese forces emerged victorious over the Kingdom of Kongo, ultimately decapitating King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.\n\nThe stock market crash that occurred on Wall Street in October 1929, known as Black Tuesday, catalyzed the onset of the Great Depression.\n\nIn a dramatic incident on May 16, 1957, a hand grenade hurled from a balcony within Israel's Knesset (Parliament) inflicted injuries upon Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Foreign Minister Golda Meir, and numerous others present.\n\nA catastrophic event unfolded in 1999 when the deadliest tropical super cyclone in the Indian Ocean made landfall near Odisha, India. With wind speeds reaching 260 km/h (160 mph), the storm claimed the lives of 9,885 individuals.\n\nChina shocked the world in 2015 by announcing the end of its one-child policy, a rule that had been in place for an unprecedented 35 years.",
  "summary": "539 BC-King Cyrus \"the Great\" of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home 1268-Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed with Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, by Charles I of Sicily 1665-Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila]: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "This collection of historical dates demonstrates how singular moments of political upheaval, natural disaster, and economic collapse serve as the definitive turning points that reshape the course of human civilization.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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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."
}