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In 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War. In 1910, social reformer and poet Julia Ward Howe, author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” died in Portsmouth, R.I. at age 91.In 1966, 12 New York City firefighters were killed while battling a blaze in lower Manhattan. The TV game show “The Hollywood Squares” premiered on NBC.In 1973, Arab oil-producing nations announced they would begin cutting back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.
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SC sets oral arguments Oct. 21 on case vs Barangay, SK election postponementThe Supreme Court (SC) decided to hold oral arguments starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, on the petition that challenged the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 11935 which postponed the BSKE from Dec. 5, 2022 to Oct. 30, 2023.
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