This day in history
October 26
1951 - Winston Churchill was appointed British prime minister for a second time after his Conservative party narrowly won an election.
1979 - South Korean President Park Chung-hee was shot and killed by his intelligence chief.
1994 - Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony at their border attended by US President Bill Clinton. 2001 - Veteran Afghan opposition commander Abdul Haq was captured and executed by Taliban troops while on a mission inside Afghanistan to gather support for a peace plan.
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