This Week in History Part 2 Oct. 8-14

This Week in History
Week of Oct. 8-14

Reorder

Put the following in chronological order from oldest to newest

• King Harold II of England is defeated by William, duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Hastings

• American test pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier

• Martin Luther King, Jr. is named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, cited for his work in civil rights and social justice

• American astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space

• Chilean workers are rescued 69 days after their mine collapsed in the Atacama Desert, Chile

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​Add these to the This Week in History section of your composition book

• Oct. 11, 1984 – American astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space

• Oct. 13, 2010 – Chilean workers are rescued 69 days after their mine collapsed in the Atacama Desert, Chile

• Oct. 14, 1066 – King Harold II of England is defeated by William, duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Hastings

• Oct. 14, 1947 – American test pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier

• Oct. 14, 1964 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, cited for his work in civil rights and social justice