"On Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten and left tied to a wooden fencepost outside of Laramie, Wyoming; he died five days later. Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney are serving life sentences for Shepard's murder."
"In 1992, trade representatives of the United States, Canada and Mexico initialed the North American Free Trade Agreement during a ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, in the presence of President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari."
"In 2023, Hamas launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counterattacks, marked the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas War."
Oct. 7 is the 280th day of 2025, with 85 days remaining. On Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten and left tied to a wooden fencepost outside Laramie, Wyoming; he died five days later and Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney are serving life sentences for his murder. In 1765 the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York. In 1913 the first moving assembly line began operation at Ford's Highland Park factory. In 1916 Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222-0. In 1985 Palestinian gunmen hijacked the cruise ship Achille Lauro and killed Leon Klinghoffer. In 1992 representatives initialed the North American Free Trade Agreement. In 2001 U.S. and British air attacks began the war in Afghanistan; U.S. forces completed their withdrawal on Aug. 30, 2021. In 2003 California recalled Gov. Gray Davis and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2023 Hamas launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. Author Thomas Keneally is 90; singer John Mellencamp is 74.
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