History Today - Oct. 16

In 1968, US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists in the air in protest of mistreatment of African American people in the US.

In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, VA.

In 1793, Marie Antoinette was executed in France.

1961, country singer Patsy Cline released 'Crazy', a song written by Willie Nelson.

In 2024, Liam Payne, a member of One Direction, died after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 1969, the New York Mets won the World Series.

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