TODAY IN HISTORY – 3rd Oct, 2026 – ORBITS NEWS

TODAY IN HISTORY – 3rd Oct, 2026 – ORBITS NEWS

By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu.

If today doesn’t tell us what our tomorrow is likely going to look like. Then, we indeed downplayed what yesterday told us about today. (Apologies to V. John Simeon)

Today in History has constantly shown us that the study of history is a great revelator, but that becomes possible when we take it seriously, especially beyond the four walls of our educational system.

Kindly join us for some remarkably engaging historical events.

On this day in 1935, Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invaded Ethiopia.

Still on this day in 1991, Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

According to today in history, in 1993, on this day, an American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu failed; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis died.

Again, it was on this day in 1995 that O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

On 3–4 October 1993, during the U.S. raid in Mogadishu (popularly known as “Black Hawk Down”), Nigerian peacekeepers were part of the wider UN Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). While the U.S. bore most of the direct combat losses, Nigeria was among the African contributors in the UN mission.

On this day in 2013, a plane belonging to Associated Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff in Lagos, killing at least 15 people. The aircraft was carrying the body of former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Agagu, to Akure for burial.

Again, in 1990, there was the Germany Reunification (Global but widely marked in Africa). While not African, it’s often commemorated on the continent since many African nations had Cold War ties. Germany’s reunification on this date influenced African diplomacy and aid relationships.

However, after rejecting continued union with France in a referendum (29 September 1958), Guinea formally declared independence on 2 October 1958, with celebrations extending into 3 October.

When nothing goes right, go left… You’re the point man ~ keep pointing in the right direction.

Today in history