Distributed-element circuits are electrical circuits composed of lengths of transmission lines or other distributed components. Used mostly at microwave frequencies, they perform the same functions as conventional circuits composed of passive components, such as capacitors, inductors, and transformers. They are made by patterning the conducting medium itself, rather than connecting pre-manufactured components with the medium. A major advantage is that they can be produced cheaply on printed circuit boards for consumer products, such as satellite television. They are also made in coaxial and waveguide formats for applications such as radar, satellite communication, and microwave links. Distributed element circuits were used in radar in World War II, and later in military, space, and broadcasting infrastructure. Improvements in materials science led to broader applications, and they can now be found in domestic products such as satellite dishes and mobile phones. (Full article...)

A still frame from the film The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe

• ... that the first Serbian feature film, The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe (still frame shown), was considered lost for much of the 20th century and only rediscovered in 2003?
• ... that Ross T. McIntire was the first Physician to the President to have had a certified medical specialty?
• ... that John Gibson's design of Nutfield Priory was inspired by the Palace of Westminster?
• ... that Józefa Joteyko believed that wages should be based upon scientific research and the amount of effort required to do a job, rather than arbitrary factors like gender?
• ... that the opera Blind Injustice tells the true stories of six people in Ohio who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated?
• ... that under the leadership of Liu Shunyao, the Chinese air force began emphasizing the need to fight offensive battles?
• ... that the warehouse beetle usually develops within about two months, but may enter an active diapause and take two years?
• ... that a US$25,000 bounty is offered for Big Momma?

Yurisbel Gracial

• Thirty-nine people are found dead in a refrigerated lorry container in Grays, England.
• In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yomiuri Giants to win the Japan Series (MVP Yurisbel Gracial pictured).
• In Santiago, Chile, protests over increased metro fares cause President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
• Several Lebanese cabinet ministers resign amid protests after the government announces plans to tax gasoline, tobacco, and online phone calls.

October 24

UN Secretariat Building and General Assembly Building

• 1260 – Qutuz, the Mamluk sultan of Egypt, was assassinated by a fellow Mamluk leader, Baibars, who then seized power for himself.
• 1789 – The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered as the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.
• 1889 – Sir Henry Parkes, the premier of the Colony of New South Wales, gave a speech where he called for the federation of the six Australian colonies.
• 1912 – First Balkan War: Serbian forces defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Kumanovo in the Kosovo Vilayet.
• 1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters (pictured) was laid in New York City.

William Prynne (d. 1669) · Sarah Josepha Hale (b. 1788) · Lakshmi Sahgal (b. 1914)