Toni Morrison won the Nobel Peace Prize

On October 7, 1993

Author Toni Morrison won the Nobel Peace Prize for literature for her work and essays about the Black American experience.

This Day in History - October 7

1959

The Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 allowed the world to look at the far side of the moon for the first time.

1691

The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

2008

Swedish music streaming service Spotify was launched by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.

1944

The Sonderkommandos, prisoners who took care of the bodies at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, protested their pending mass murder.

1919

The Netherlands' flag carrier airline was founded under the name KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

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