Human Saga

On October 22

No pivotal events are recorded on exactly October 22 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.

This week in history (Oct 19 – Oct 25)

24–29 October 1929Wall Street Crash and onset of the Great DepressionEconomy & trade

After a speculative boom, the New York Stock Exchange collapsed in late October 1929.

19 October 202 BCEBattle of Zama ends the Second Punic WarMilitary & conflict

At Zama in North Africa the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio (later 'Africanus') decisively defeated Hannibal, ending the Second Punic War and Carthage's status as a great power.

21 October 1805Battle of TrafalgarMilitary & conflict

On 21 October 1805, off Cape Trafalgar on the southwest coast of Spain, a British fleet of 27 ships of the line under Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson decisively defeated a combined Franco-Spanish fleet of 33 ships commanded by Admiral…

23 October – 10 November 1956Hungarian UprisingMilitary & conflict

The Hungarian Revolution began on 23 October 1956 when student-led demonstrations in Budapest, demanding political reform and an end to Soviet domination, escalated into a nationwide revolt.

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