On October 12, 2002, bombs linked to al-Qaida destroyed two nightclubs in Bali, resulting in the tragic loss of 202 lives, many of whom were foreign tourists.
In 1960, Nikita Khrushchev's dramatic protest at the United Nations, where he pounded his shoe on his desk, became an infamous symbol of Cold War tensions.
The October 12 date marks Eliud Kipchoge's historic achievement in 2019 as he became the first to run a marathon in under two hours, clocking 1:59:40.
This day also commemorates significant events such as Columbus's landing in the Bahamas in 1492 and General Robert E. Lee's death in 1870.
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