On this day: September 30

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1888 • mystery • 4 views

Jack the Ripper Murders Terrorize London’s East End

Late 19th-century Whitechapel street scene at dusk, gas lamps lit, narrow wet cobbled street, simple shopfronts and lodging house signs, silhouettes of passersby in period clothing; atmosphere tense and somber.

A series of brutal murders of women in London’s Whitechapel district in 1888 has sparked widespread fear, intense press coverage, and a police manhunt for an unidentified assailant dubbed 'Jack the Ripper.' The killings have highlighted social tensions, poverty, and the limits of contemporary policing.

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2013 • neutral • 4 views

Federal government shuts down as budget talks collapse

Closed gate and signage at a national park entrance with parked government vehicles nearby, indicating temporary suspension of services during a federal government shutdown in 2013.

On September 30, 2013, partisan disagreements over the federal budget and the Affordable Care Act led to a U.S. government shutdown, halting many federal services and furloughing hundreds of thousands of employees until a deal was reached in October.

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