In History, Today on October 7

The Battle of Lepanto took place, a significant naval engagement in which the Holy League, a coalition of European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras.

King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which was intended to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier.

KLM, the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, was founded. It is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.

The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was officially established as a separate state in the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany, with its capital in East Berlin.

NASA was formally established as the United States' space agency, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmitted the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon, providing unprecedented views of the lunar surface.

The Achille Lauro hijacking occurred when the Italian cruise ship was seized by members of the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt, leading to a tense international incident.

The United States and its allies launched Operation Enduring Freedom, initiating the War in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks, targeting the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.

California Governor Gray Davis was recalled in a special election, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected as the new governor.

The Washington Post released a 2005 Access Hollywood tape in which Donald Trump made controversial remarks about women, impacting the 2016 presidential election campaign.

Brazil held the first round of its presidential election, with Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad advancing to the runoff.