A Daily Dose of History (19 Oct 2026)

Today's historical events:

The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service. Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio. The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license. Karachi bombing: A suicide attack on a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto kills 139 and wounds 450...