📜 October 7: On This Day in History |  | The Governator |  Image: Politico | Each of the following events happened on October 7. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California. Despite his inexperience, Schwarzenegger wins the 11-week campaign to replace Gray Davis, who was the first US governor to be recalled by the people in 82 years.
- B) The dark side of the Moon is first seen when the Soviet Union's Luna 3 spacecraft takes photos while passing between it and the Sun. The images, while low resolution, still allow analysts to recognize many features on the surface.
- C) A US-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, with American and British forces launching an intense bombing campaign.
- D) The moving assembly line debuts at a Ford automotive factory. A motor and rope pulls each car’s chassis past workers on the factory floor, reducing the man-hours required to complete a Model T and lowering the car's price.
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📜 Answers | | D, B, C, A - D) 1913 – The moving assembly line debuts at a Ford automotive factory.
- B) 1959 – The dark side of the Moon is first observed.
- C) 2001 – A US-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
- A) 2003 – Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California.
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