Today in History

October 6

1889 - The Moulin Rouge in Paris opens its doors to the public.

1918 - French occupy Beirut in the Ottoman Empire.

1928 - Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.

1973 - Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel.

1981 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a military parade.

2003 - Israel attacks Syria, the first air raid in 30 years.

2005 - UAE and Turkey sign a $5 billion (Dh18.39 billion) joint cooperation agreement in Istanbul.

2017 - Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize.