A Daily Dose of History (17 Oct 2026)

Today's historical events:

William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination. Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States. Holocaust in Italy: Raid of the Ghetto of Rome. The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi. The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget. Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523. The Million M...