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UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson was a mixed martial arts event held on October 3, 2015, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.
1941
Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
1927
Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
1925
Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.
1918
First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives.
1917
First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.
1876
Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.
1862
American Civil War: After a naval battle in Galveston Harbor, Texas, Confederate commanders negotiated the surrender of the city to Union forces.
1633
Smolensk War: Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth broke the Russian siege of Smolensk (depicted).
1448
Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti signed a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.