HISTORIA
Un día como hoy Octubre 18-24, 2020 (semana 43)
October 18, 2020 - October 24, 2020 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye protestas en Chile, descubrimiento de petróleo en las costas de Escocia, la Larga Marcha de Mao Zedong, smog en China, el emperor Naruhito de Japón, el jugador de soccer brasileño Pelé y la formación de Naciones Unidas.
October 18, 2019: Chile imposed a state of emergency as protests spread over rising living costs, triggered by a fare increase in the Metro de Santiago subway
October 19, 1970: BP discovered a large oilfield in the British sector of the North Sea to the east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the first major discovery of oil in British waters
October 20, 1935: Mao Zedong and his Communist forces ended their Long March at Yan’an, in northwest China, a year after fleeing Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang armies in the south
October 21, 2013: Smog with record levels of harmful particulates grounded aircraft and closed schools and roadways in Harbin, China, a city of more than 10 million people
October 22, 2019: Emperor Naruhito was formally enthroned as the 126th ruler of Japan. He acceded to the throne in May following the abdication of his father, Akihito
October 23, 1940: Brazilian football hero Pele, who led his country to World Cup victories in 1958 and 1970, was born. He celebrates his 80th birthday today
October 24, 1945: The United Nations officially came into existence as its charter, adopted in June, took effect. There were initially 51 members, a figure that has since almost quadrupled