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On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest domestic attack on Jews in U.S. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, marking the deadliest domestic attack on Jews in U.S. history. The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published in 1787. New York's first subway line opened in 1904, carrying over 100,000 passengers on its first day. NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I rocket in 1961. In 1962, a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down during the Cuban missile crisis, killing the pilot, U. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. in 1995, a sniper killed one soldier and wounded 18 others during an outdoor physical training session at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918 in 2004. Billionaire Elon Musk took control of Twitter for $44 billion, rebranded it as X in 2023.

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On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest domestic attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the s... [3057 symbols]

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