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{{*mp|October 8}} Chinese [[human rights activist]] '''[[Liu Xiaobo]]''' wins the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. |
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{{*mp|October 7}} A '''[[Crosby Garrett Helmet|Roman helmet]]''' ''(pictured)'' dating from the first to third century [[Anno Domini|AD]] sells at auction for £2.3 million (approximately US$3.6 million). |
{{*mp|October 7}} A '''[[Crosby Garrett Helmet|Roman helmet]]''' ''(pictured)'' dating from the first to third century [[Anno Domini|AD]] sells at auction for £2.3 million (approximately US$3.6 million). |
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{{*mp|October 7}} The [[Russia]]n '''[[RSM-56 Bulava]]''' [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]], the proposed future cornerstone of the country's [[nuclear triad]], undergoes its first successful test since 2008. |
{{*mp|October 7}} The [[Russia]]n '''[[RSM-56 Bulava]]''' [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]], the proposed future cornerstone of the country's [[nuclear triad]], undergoes its first successful test since 2008. |
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Revision as of 09:24, 8 October 2010
- Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
- A Roman helmet (pictured) dating from the first to third century AD sells at auction for £2.3 million (approximately US$3.6 million).
- The Russian RSM-56 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile, the proposed future cornerstone of the country's nuclear triad, undergoes its first successful test since 2008.
- Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- The identification of the Koro language, spoken by 800 to 1,200 people in the Arunachal Pradesh region of India, is announced.
- Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki are jointly named Nobel laureates in chemistry for their work in organic synthesis.
- Faisal Shahzad is sentenced to life in prison for an attempted car bombing in Times Square, New York City.
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