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October 28, 1886: The Statue of Liberty Is Dedicated — a Gift That Became a Nation’s Promise
On October 28, 1886, before a crowd of a million people, President Grover Cleveland accepted the Statue of Liberty on behalf of the United States. “We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home,” he said, as the veil fell from the colossal copper figure in New York Harbor. The gift of the…
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October 27, 1904: The New York Subway Opens — 150,000 Riders on Day One
At 7 p.m. on October 27, 1904, Mayor George B. McClellan gripped the controls of the first train on the Interborough Rapid Transit — New York’s subway — and drove it from City Hall to Harlem himself, refusing to yield the throttle until police intervened at 103rd Street. Within hours, 150,000 New Yorkers had ridden…
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Serbia election 2026: The numbers behind the student list’s lead
An analysis of 8,136 polling stations explains the student list’s 573,226-vote lead, Belgrade’s role, turnout changes since 2023 and unresolved data questions.
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Lula’s 10 million extra votes: checking the claims in an X post
Lula’s gains are real, but claims about blank ballots, new voters and São Paulo mix hard numbers with assumptions. We check the TSE data.
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Brazil election 2026: ten numbers that explain the result
The essential numbers behind Lula’s victory, with links to our regional, income, turnout, overseas and election-integrity analyses.
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Brazil election 2026 abroad: how every country voted
The US and Japan backed Bolsonaro; Germany and Portugal backed Lula. Country results, both rounds, turnout and the limits of overseas comparisons.
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Brazil election in the US: Bolsonaro wins 62.65% amid sharp local divides
Bolsonaro won the US total, but Lula led in five reporting areas. Boston, Miami and Orlando supplied almost all of Bolsonaro’s net US margin.
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Brazil election in Canada: Lula wins 64.98% and leads in all four areas
Montreal gave Lula his highest Canadian share, Toronto supplied the most votes, and Ottawa had the highest turnout. Results from both rounds.
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Brazil election in the UK: 63.34% for Lula, 42.06% turnout
Lula won both UK reporting areas, but turnout was just 19% in the Edinburgh area. London, Edinburgh and both rounds in detail.
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Brazil election in Switzerland: Lula wins with 56.68%
Lula won in Geneva and Zurich. Results from both rounds show where his Swiss lead came from and how turnout changed.