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5th November 1925: Sidney Reilly, the ‘Ace of Spies’, executed in the Soviet Union

The circumstances of Sidney Reilly's execution and the location of his remains have remained a...

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4th November 1890: City and South London Railway, the world’s first deep-level underground ‘tube’ rail

The construction of the railway presented numerous engineering challenges including the need to...

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31st October 1913: Formal dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway in the United States

The Lincoln Highway connected New York City on the East Coast to San Francisco on the West Coast,...

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30th October 1942: German Enigma machine ciphers retrieved from submarine U-559 by British sailors

A British party of Lieutenant Francis Fasson, Able Seaman Colin Grazier, and canteen assistant...

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28th October 1922: Benito Mussolini’s Blackshirts approach the Italian capital in the March on Rome

Mussolini and up to 30,000 supporters from across the country, the Blackshirts, embarked on a...

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27th October 312: Constantine the Great receives his Vision of the Cross, marking the start of his conversion to...

While preparing for the decisive Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Constantine reportedly witnessed a...

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26th October 1776: Benjamin Franklin departs America for France to secure a formal alliance and treaty

On February 6, 1778, France formally allied with the American colonies when they signed the...

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25th October 1854: Charge of the Light Brigade undertaken by British forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the...

Due to miscommunication and a lack of clear orders Lord Cardigan led the Light Brigade, a cavalry...

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24th October 1648: Peace of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years’ War that ravaged Europe

The Peace of Westphalia confirmed the autonomy of states with the Holy Roman Empire and redefined...

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17th October 1860: Oldest golf tournament in the world begins with The Open at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland

The Open was initially restricted to professional golfers, with a prize of a red Moroccan leather...

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16th October 1939: First German air raid on Britain during WW2 took place when bombers attacked Rosyth naval base in...

The light cruiser HMS Southampton and the destroyer Mohawk were damaged, while sixteen Royal Navy...

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14th October 1947: Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to officially break the sound barrier in the experimental...

Flying at 45,000 feet, Yeager reached Mach 1.06 or approximately 700 miles per hour over the...

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13th October 1908: Suffragette Margaret Travers Symons becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when...

As she was accompanied through the Members’ Lobby, Travers Symons broke away from her escort and...

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11th October 1649: Sack of Wexford in Ireland by English forces under Oliver Cromwell who burn much of the town and...

As property was pillaged and buildings were burned, at least 1,500 people died while twice that...

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10th October 1780: The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills an estimated 22,000 people, making it the deadliest Atlantic...

At around 6am on 10 October the hurricane made landfall at Barbados in the Lesser Antilles, where...

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9th October 1919: Black Sox Scandal overshadows the World Series baseball championship win by the Cincinnati Reds

As the series progressed the Reds unexpectedly gained the upper hand, which puzzled fans and...

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6th October 1973: Yom Kippur War begins when Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a coordinated attack on Israel

Launched on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Egyptian forces went on to cross...

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2nd October 1627: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last ruler of the Ming Dynasty, ascends the throne

The era name Chongzhen means ‘honourable and auspicious’ but his reign, and the Ming Dynasty,...

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29th September 1918: German Supreme Army Command urges Wilhelm II negotiate an armistice after the Allies break...

The Allies’ continuous advances, coupled with internal unrest and food shortages, left Germany...

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27th September 1777: The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, became the capital of the United States for a single day

The Continental Congress convened for an official session in Lancaster’s County Courthouse,...

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