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  1. 📅 October 23, 4004 BC

    A bishop named Ussher once said,
    "I've counted each 'begat' that I've read,
    On October twenty-three,
    Creation must be!
    At nightfall, God made Earth," he spread.

    #TodayInHistory #Limerick #History

  2. 📅 October 22, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis Address

    A president faced nuclear dread,
    On October twenty-second, JFK said,
    "There are missiles in Cuba!"
    No bluff from Khrushchev-a,
    The world held its breath, filled with thread.

    #TodayInHistory #Limerick #History

  3. 📅 October 21, 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar

    A hero named Nelson set sail,
    Off Cape Trafalgar in a gale,
    He beat France and Spain,
    But was mortally slain:
    "Kiss me, Hardy" was his farewell tale.

    #TodayInHistory #Limerick #History

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