October 7

1571. – The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.

1870. – Franco-Prussian War.: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris, in a hot-air balloon.

1963.– President Kennedy, signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

2001. – The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history.

2008. – Asteroid 2008 TC3, impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.

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