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1. October 1, 1946. A day of divine retribution. Twelve Nazi WWII criminals were found guilty of crimes against humanity at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, and were sentenced to death by hanging. The date of execution was set for October 16, 1946. One of the condemned men, Hermann Goering, escaped the hangman's noose by committing suicide hours before his execution. Newspaper clippings of the event state that "None stumbled as they walked to the gallows. Some were defiant; a few begged forgiveness." Which of the condemned men shouted "Heil Hitler" as he dropped to his death?
2. The scene takes place in California on October 3, 1995. The end of another infamous trial. This time the lone defendant was acquitted of murdering his estranged wife and her friend despite a 'mountain of evidence' against him. Who was the defendant?
3. October 4, 1957 witnessed the beginning of the 'Space Age'. The Soviet Union stunned everyone with the successful launch of the world's first man-made satellite. This satellite was named 'Sputnik 1'. Sputnik is the Russian word for what?
4. In October of 1974, American David Kunst completed the first round-the-world journey on foot. His journey began in his hometown of Waseca, Minnesota, crossed four continents and spanned 14,500 miles. How long did it take him to complete his trek?
5. On October 9, 1974, German businessman Oskar Schindler passed away at the age of 66. Although he had been a member of the Nazi party, Schindler was sympathetic to the Jewish plight during WWII, and at great risk to himself and loss of wealth, he worked to save over 1200 Jews. Where is Oskar Schindler buried?
6. In October of 1945, Private First Class Desmond Doss, a devoutly religious man received 'The Congressional Medal of Honor' for outstanding bravery as a medic during WWII. What was so unusual about Mr. Ross, was that he was a conscientious objector--he refused to kill another man or even to carry a weapon. What religious persuasion was he?
7. On October 15, 1917, 41 year-old Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, a Dutch dancer, and reputed beauty, was executed by the French on charges of espionage. By what other name was she more commonly associated?
8. On October 17, San Francisco is the scene of an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale. It was the deadliest earthquake to hit the area since the 'Great' earthquake of 1906. What was the year?
9. On October 22, 1934, a notorious American outlaw, called 'the most dangerous man alive', was shot and killed on a farm in Ohio while fleeing from federal agents. Who was this infamous fugitive?
10. In October of 1958 the Russian author, Boris Pasternak, was forced by the Soviet government to refuse the year's Nobel Prize for Literature. For which of his works is he best known?
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