Today in History – October 5

1966 – Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor.

Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant (Google Maps)
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant

1789 – French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.

Palace of Versailles (StreetView)
Palace of Versailles
Palace of Versailles (Birds Eye)
Palace of Versailles

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