{"id":3232,"date":"2023-10-23T03:53:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T07:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/chinas-president-xi-inaugurates-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge\/23\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T03:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T07:53:59","slug":"chinas-president-xi-inaugurates-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/chinas-president-xi-inaugurates-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge\/23\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s President Xi inaugurates Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Oct. 23 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> On this date in history:<\/p>\n<p>In 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time after the Treaty of Union dissolved both the Parliaments of England and Scotland and created a new Kingdom of Great Britain. The Parliament of Great Britain eventually became the Parliament of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>In 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In 1942, the British Eighth Army launched an offensive at El Alamein in Egypt, a World War II battle that eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1942\/10\/26\/1450-Axis-prisoners-taken-in-North-African-battle\/6133421828150\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:swept the Germans;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">swept the Germans<\/a> out of North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In 1945, <button class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill\" data-ylk=\"cid:Jackie_Robinson;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Athlete;\" data-entity-id=\"Jackie_Robinson\">Jackie Robinson<\/button>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1945\/10\/25\/Signing-of-Negro-ball-player-simmers-down-to-wait-and-see-attitude\/7521508730437\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:first Black baseball player;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">first Black baseball player<\/a> hired by a major league team, was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and sent to their Montreal farm team. He moved up to the Dodgers in 1947 and became one of the sport&#8217;s greatest stars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 580px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:73%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7ofmmdi9eM_MewDdIPTxTw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMTYw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/32fe7a94428a33e369c7ce48011aa81e\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Baseball Hall of Fame member Lou Brock getrs a closer look at the Jackie Robinson display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City on July 9, 2012. On October 23, 1945, Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player hired by a major league team, was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and sent to their Montreal farm team. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8Np.vSsIwS0iP94qtrr9vw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5Ng--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/32fe7a94428a33e369c7ce48011aa81e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse collapsed\">National Baseball Hall of Fame member Lou Brock getrs a closer look at the Jackie Robinson display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City on July 9, 2012. On October 23, 1945, Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player hired by a major league team, was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and sent to their Montreal farm team. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt\/UPI<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 445px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:64%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NFPJQ4os9ctemWyithmDOA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE0MDA7aD04OTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/5d7b796dcb379588561baab7ca612965\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A sculpture of Jackie Robinson is part of the sports exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 14, 2016  in Washington, D.C. File  Photo by Pat Benic\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/khr2aJXVUXEoU2UHiYW9YA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYxMA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/5d7b796dcb379588561baab7ca612965\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A sculpture of Jackie Robinson is part of the sports exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 14, 2016  in Washington, D.C. File  Photo by Pat Benic\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/khr2aJXVUXEoU2UHiYW9YA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYxMA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/5d7b796dcb379588561baab7ca612965\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 1946, the United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 531px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Syt1PbYsiniKiscYTKyC2w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDYy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/c665e8a6d9c4b981a0a3858beb67e89f\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"FBI agents, ATF and Amherst police arrive on the scene at 187 Roxbury Park, Amherst, where Dr. Barnett A. Slepian was fatally shot by a sniper on October 23, 1998. File Photo by Mark J. Dye\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jxLDPEVf44UmdZ8tLIs78w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/c665e8a6d9c4b981a0a3858beb67e89f\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FBI agents, ATF and Amherst police arrive on the scene at 187 Roxbury Park, Amherst, where Dr. Barnett A. Slepian was fatally shot by a sniper on October 23, 1998. File Photo by Mark J. Dye\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jxLDPEVf44UmdZ8tLIs78w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/c665e8a6d9c4b981a0a3858beb67e89f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">FBI agents, ATF and Amherst police arrive on the scene at 187 Roxbury Park, Amherst, where Dr. Barnett A. Slepian was fatally shot by a sniper on October 23, 1998. File Photo by Mark J. Dye\/UPI<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Proclamation 3504, authorizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1962\/10\/24\/US-blockade-of-Cuba-in-effect\/3346248501857\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:naval blockade of Cuba;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">naval blockade of Cuba<\/a> following the discovery of Soviet missiles on the island.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972, earthquakes killed more than 10,000 people in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 532px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6osHDcx80PcfX5_Jltr3qw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDY0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/28a486fc040aff0fdcb7734d1716e581\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"President Ronald Reagan (R) tells reporters on July 1, 1987, he is nominating Judge Robert Bork to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. On October 23, the U.S. Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court by the biggest margin in history, 58-42. File Photo by Vince Mannino\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IzbN.vQezzMDqgcueRDSrA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/28a486fc040aff0fdcb7734d1716e581\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Ronald Reagan (R) tells reporters on July 1, 1987, he is nominating Judge Robert Bork to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. On October 23, the U.S. Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court by the biggest margin in history, 58-42. File Photo by Vince Mannino\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IzbN.vQezzMDqgcueRDSrA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/28a486fc040aff0fdcb7734d1716e581\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse collapsed\">President Ronald Reagan (R) tells reporters on July 1, 1987, he is nominating Judge <button class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill\" data-ylk=\"cid:Robert_Bork;pos:3;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Judge;\" data-entity-id=\"Robert_Bork\">Robert Bork<\/button> to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. On October 23, the U.S. Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan&#8217;s nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court by the biggest margin in history, 58-42. File Photo by Vince Mannino\/UPI<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 1983, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1983\/10\/23\/It-was-devastation-bodies-everywhere\/1718412694172\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:suicide bomb attacks on peacekeeping troops in Beirut;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">suicide bomb attacks on peacekeeping troops in Beirut<\/a> killed 241 U.S. Marines and 58 French soldiers. Warnings ignored, defenses left vulnerable in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1980-1989\/Beirut-Bombing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:attack on Marines in Lebanon;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">attack on Marines in Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1987\/10\/21\/With-the-nominees-rejection-a-virtual-certainty-the-Senate\/5465561787200\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. Senate rejected;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">U.S. Senate rejected<\/a> U.S. President Ronald Reagan&#8217;s nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court by the biggest margin in history, 58-42.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 533px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HGUVFRrWMEgSZRBznfUrWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/d58cf0a5d7dc6549690bb1e8f2d43ae3\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"On October 23, 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time. The meeting place of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster, was originally built in 1016 but was burned down in 1834. The current structure was built between 1840 and 1870. File Photo by Hugo Philpott\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/a5BsO1XUawVOhrwVcaSECg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/d58cf0a5d7dc6549690bb1e8f2d43ae3\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On October 23, 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time. The meeting place of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster, was originally built in 1016 but was burned down in 1834. The current structure was built between 1840 and 1870. File Photo by Hugo Philpott\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/a5BsO1XUawVOhrwVcaSECg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/d58cf0a5d7dc6549690bb1e8f2d43ae3\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">On October 23, 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time. The meeting place of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster, was originally built in 1016 but was burned down in 1834. The current structure was built between 1840 and 1870. File Photo by Hugo Philpott\/UPI<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 1989, Hungary formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1989\/10\/23\/Hungary-declares-itself-a-republic\/1072625118400\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:declared an end;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">declared an end<\/a> to 40 years of communist rule and proclaimed itself a republic, setting the stage for creation of Western-style democracy in the Eastern Bloc state.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, Dr. Barnett Slepian, an obstetrician who performed abortions, was killed by a sniper who fired a bullet through a window of Slepian&#8217;s home in Amherst, N.Y. The shooter, James Kopp, received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Anti-abortion-shooter-gets-life-plus-10\/39321182339674\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:life plus 10 years;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">life plus 10 years<\/a> in prison in 2007 for the shooting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 533px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kO0lalJ7hKqbaRGZ_CZvoA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/9462f1db8234ae8f66cd1f552371c518\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"On October 23, 2008, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a U.S. House committee the United States is &quot;in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami&quot; that left him in a state of &quot;shocked disbelief.&quot; File Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/py0jDtQ3P_c81BdToEmZpw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/9462f1db8234ae8f66cd1f552371c518\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On October 23, 2008, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a U.S. House committee the United States is &quot;in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami&quot; that left him in a state of &quot;shocked disbelief.&quot; File Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/py0jDtQ3P_c81BdToEmZpw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/9462f1db8234ae8f66cd1f552371c518\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">On October 23, 2008, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a U.S. House committee the United States is &#8220;in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami&#8221; that left him in a state of &#8220;shocked disbelief.&#8221; File Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/UPI<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 2005, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/2005\/10\/23\/117-die-in-Nigerian-plane-crash\/60571130086063\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a Nigerian plane crashed shortly after takeoff;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">a Nigerian plane crashed shortly after takeoff<\/a> from Lagos, killing all 117 people aboard.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, Panamanians voted overwhelmingly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/2006\/10\/23\/Panamanians-vote-for-canal-expansion\/54291161641009\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:support a proposal to expand the Panama Canal;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">support a proposal to expand the Panama Canal<\/a> to allow larger ships to pass through.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 519px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">&#8220;in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami&#8221;<\/a> that left him in a state of &#8220;shocked disbelief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2018\/10\/22\/After-years-of-construction-worlds-longest-sea-bridge-set-to-open\/7121540214394\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:world's longest sea bridge;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">world&#8217;s longest sea bridge<\/a>, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, which is 34 miles long.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Hong Kong government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2019\/10\/23\/Hong-Kong-frees-suspect-pulls-extradition-bill-that-spawned-unrest\/6301571821634\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:officially withdrew;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">officially withdrew<\/a> a proposed extradition bill that led to months of protests, violence and other types of unrest in the Chinese territory.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Bruce Springsteen released his <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/2020\/10\/15\/Letter-to-You-trailer-Bruce-Springsteen-records-reflects-in-new-documentary\/8601602779529\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:20th studio album;elm:context_link;itc:0\">20th studio album<\/a>, <em>Letter to You<\/em>, recorded with the E Street Band.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 520px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:74%\" 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