On this day: October 30

October 30 French troops capturing Stettin 1806 – War of the Fourth Coalition : Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force (pictured) without a fight. 1966 – Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was detained under the Internal Security Act , which allows for preventive detention ; he was released 32 years later. 1991 – The Madrid Conference , an attempt by the international community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through negotiations, convened. 2001 – Michael Jackson released Invincible , his

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