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October 21
What the New York Times reported on October 21 throughout history — spanning 1969 to 2021.
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October 21 in History
— 1970s · 4 stories
1979
47y ago
1970s
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
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1978
48y ago
1970s
Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
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1973
53y ago
1970s
Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
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1971
55y ago
1970s
A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
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