Historical Events for 31st October 2025

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1924 - World Savings Day is established during the first International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) in Milan, Italy, to promote the importance of saving
1959 - USSR and Egypt sign contracts to build the Aswan High Dam
1967 - Nguyễn Văn Thiệu takes oath of office to become the first President of the Second Republic of South Vietnam
1988 - Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia
1991 - Palestinians attend the US Middle East peace talks in Madrid, Spain
2016 - MIT Engineers announce they have engineered spinach plants to detect explosive materials in groundwater and send an email alert via a connected system
2017 - John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff's comments in a TV interview that “the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War" draws criticism
2020 - England beats Italy 34-5 in Rome to clinch 29th Six Nations Rugby Championship; halfback Ben Youngs becomes the second England player to earn his 100th test cap

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