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Thursday, 12 October 2017

On this day: 12 October

ON THIS DAY- On this day in 1810, the first Oktoberfest was celebrated in Munich, Germany The festival was celebrated first in the form of a horse race held in honour of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. In 1492, Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World, believing he has reached East Asia. In 1999, the population of the world hit 6 bn, according to the UN. (We’re at about 7.6 bn this morning._ A year later on 12 October, US Navy destroyer USS Cole was attacked in the Yemeni port of Aden. On this day in 2015, our readers were introduced to Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s economic plan. Last year, we were still hearing talk of a reported rift with Saudi Arabia.

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