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October 9: Leif Erikson Day in the United States, parts of Canada, and communities in the Nordic countries

Empress Marie Louise

1813 – Late in the Napoleonic Wars, Empress Marie Louise (pictured) issued decrees conscripting tens of thousands of French teenagers, who became known as Marie-Louises.
1874 – The Universal Postal Union, then known as the General Postal Union, was established with the signing of the Treaty of Bern to unify disparate postal services and regulations so that international mail could be exchanged easily.
1914 – World War I: The civilian authorities of Antwerp surrendered and allowed the German army to capture the city.
2019 – Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.

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