Topic: Jesse Turner

On Oct. 21, 1966, an avalanche of coal slag cascaded down a Welsh mountainside, burying a school and killing 148 people, mostly young students.

On Oct. 21, 1959, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and his team were transferred from the U.S. Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Today is Friday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2005 with 71 to follow.