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A bit of October 10th history…
1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 - 30,000 in the Caribbean; Atlantic’s deadliest recorded hurricane
1933 - 1st synthetic detergent, “Dreft”, by Procter and Gamble goes on sale (pictured)
1957 - A fire at the Windscale nuclear plant in Cumbria, England becomes the world’s 1st major nuclear accident
1965 - “Vinland Map” is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn about 1440
1969 - “Jesus Christ Superstar” soundtrack is recorded
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