17th October 1814: The London Beer Flood kills 8 people
On the 17th October 1814 eight people were killed when nearly one and a half million litres of...
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17th October 1814: The London Beer Flood kills 8 people
On the 17th October 1814 eight people were killed when nearly one and a half million litres of...
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19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy
On the 19th October 1935, the League of Nations voted to impose sanctions on Italy after it...
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25th October 1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought
On the 25th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred...
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28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British satellite launched with a British rocket
The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be...
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30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR
The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive weapon ever created, was detonated by the ...
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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses
On the 31st October 1517, the foundations of the Protestant Reformation were laid when Martin...
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1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled
The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II...
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2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France
On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in ...
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3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy
The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the...
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19th November 1985: Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at the Geneva Summit
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first...
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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub ...
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22nd November 1963: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
At 12.30pm on Friday November 22nd 1963, President John F. Kennedy of the United States of...
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23rd November 1889: The nickel-in-the-slot phonograph – the world’s first jukebox
The world's first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the ...
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24th November 1859: Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
On the 24th November 1859, English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the...
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27th November 1809: The Berners Street hoax causes chaos in central London
Englishman Theodore Hook orchestrated a practical joke known as the Berners Street hoax in the...
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28th November 1520: Magellan sails from the Atlantic to the Pacific
On the 28th November 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European ships...
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29th November 1850: The Declaration of Olmütz signed by Prussia and Austria
The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to...
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30th November 1982: Michael Jackson releases the album Thriller
On the 30th November 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, which went on to become...
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15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany
On the 15th October 1923, the Rentenmark was introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop...
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16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia
The first well-publicised public demonstration of inhaled ether anaesthesia was given at the...
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