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October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 71 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1096 – A ...
A trial court in Taguig, Philippines, convicts 17 leaders and members of Abu Sayyaf, including two top officials of the Rajah Sulaiman Movement who were on the United Nations Security Council's Sanctions List, of the kidnapping of 21 tourists from Sipadan, Malaysia, in 2000. The convicts are sentenced to reclusión perpetua. (AFP via SCMP)
Disasters and accidents. Six people are killed in an apartment block fire in Hartland, Wisconsin, United States.Local police say that an "active criminal investigation" is underway.
Highlights of this day in history: Thomas Edison perfects workable electric light; Anthrax scare claims first of two U.S. postal workers in Washington, DC; Britain wins Battle of Trafalgar ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Israel–Hamas war. The Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border opens for the first time since the war began, allowing humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza.
On October 21, 2016, three consecutive distributed denial-of-service attacks were launched against the Domain Name System (DNS) provider Dyn.The attack caused major Internet platforms and services to be unavailable to large swathes of users in Europe and North America.
The bill will be debated at the French Senate on October 28 in preparation for adopting the bill on November 15. (The Connexion) Killing of Justine Damond. Former Minneapolis Police Department officer Mohamed Noor is resentenced to four years and nine months in prison for the manslaughter of unarmed 9-1-1 caller Justine Damond.
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