ON THIS DAY- On this day in 1942, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery launched an attack against German forces in El Alamein, starting what became the decisive Second Battle of El Alamein, which prevented the Axis forces from advancing further into Egypt. The Hungarian revolution against Soviet rule began on this day in 1956 with protests, demanding that former Prime Minister, Imre Nagy, be returned to power. In 1983, suicide bomber attacks in Beirut killed at least 146 American marines and 27 French servicemen. The Northern Ireland peace process reached a “historic breakthrough” as the IRA announced they had begun decommissioning their weapons in 2001. Also in 2001, the first generation of the Apple iPod was released. The device was described as “a breakthrough MP3 music player that packs up to 1,000 CD-quality songs into an ultra-portable, 6.5 ounce design that fits in your pocket.” Football legend Pelé was born on this day in 1940. This time last year, Enterprise readers were learning about a warning from the government that price controls could be the law the of the land if “price gouging” continues.