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Stanley Bruce (1883–1967) was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1923 to 1929. He was a barrister and businessman before being wounded in the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. Elected to parliament in 1918 as a member of the Nationalist Party, he served as treasurer in the government of Billy Hughes before replacing him as prime minister in 1923. Bruce overhauled federal government administration and oversaw its transfer to the new capital, Canberra. His "men, money and markets" scheme was an ambitious attempt to rapidly expand Australia's population and economic potential through massive government investment and closer ties with Great Britain and the rest of the British Empire. But his heavy-handed response to industrial unrest and attempts to overhaul labour laws led to a landslide defeat in 1929. After politics, Bruce became involved with the League of Nations until the outbreak of World War II. After the war, he was a leading advocate of development aid, a founder of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the first chancellor of the Australian National University and the first Australian to sit in the House of Lords (as Viscount Bruce of Melbourne). (Full article...)

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Anas al-Liby, indicted for the 1998 United States embassy bombings, is captured by U.S. forces near Tripoli, Libya.
The Gambia withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
At least 134 African migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
The U.S. federal government shuts down non-essential services after Congress fails to pass a budget measure.
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya wins the Berlin Marathon in a world record time of 2:03:23.
Over fifty students are massacred by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria.

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October 7: Feast Day of St. Osyth

1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano was decisively defeated by the Spanish army commanded by Ramón de Cardona and Fernando d'Avalos.
1763 – Following Great Britain's acquisition of New France after the end of the Seven Years' War, King George III issued a Royal Proclamation closing most of this land to the residents of the Thirteen Colonies.
1933 – Five French airline companies merged to form Air France.
1976 – Hua Guofeng (pictured) succeeded Mao Zedong as Chairman of the Communist Party of China.
1993 – The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood came to an end after 103 days, as the Mississippi River at St. Louis finally dropped below flood stage.

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There have been 131 episodes of Ed, Edd n Eddy, an animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by Canada-based a.k.a. Cartoon. The series debuted on Cartoon Network in the United States on January 4, 1999, and ended on November 8, 2009, with the film Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show. The series was originally planned to air for four seasons, but Cartoon Network ordered two additional seasons and three holiday-themed specials as a result of its popularity. Reruns continue to air on Cartoon Network, including airing as part of the revived block Cartoon Planet. The first two seasons were released on DVD in 2006 and 2007. Two DVD volumes were also released: Edifying Ed-Ventures in 2005 and Fools' Par-Ed-Ise in 2006. The series has also been digitally distributed. The award-winning series garnered generally positive reviews, and remains the longest running original Cartoon Network series and Canadian-made animated series to date. (Full list...)

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Stephen Wolfram (born 1959) is a British scientist and the chief designer of the Mathematica software application and the Wolfram Alpha answer engine. Wolfram showed a propensity for the sciences from a young age, writing a dictionary of physics at age 12 and publishing his first scientific article at age 15.

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