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397 Épisodes

1. 7th November 1917: Bolshevik Red Guards take control of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg

   Publié: 07/11/2024
2. 6th November 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President of the USA

   Publié: 06/11/2024
3. 5th November 1605: Gunpowder Plot foiled when Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords in London

   Publié: 05/11/2024
4. 4th November 1839: The Newport Rising armed rebellion takes place in south Wales

   Publié: 04/11/2024
5. 3rd November 1918: The Kiel Mutiny begins, marking the start of the German Revolution

   Publié: 03/11/2024
6. 2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK as the world’s first regular high-definition television service

   Publié: 02/11/2024
7. 1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of his father, Tsar Alexander III

   Publié: 01/11/2024
8. 31st October 1922: The cabinet of Benito Mussolini formally takes power in Italy

   Publié: 31/10/2024
9. 30th October 1938: The War of the Worlds radio play, directed by Orson Welles, terrifies listeners in America

   Publié: 30/10/2024
10. 29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine

    Publié: 29/10/2024
11. 28th October 1962: End of the Cuban Missile Crisis as Khrushchev agrees to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba

    Publié: 28/10/2024
12. 27th October 1988: Ronald Reagan halts construction of the new US embassy in Moscow

    Publié: 27/10/2024
13. 26th October 1860: Garibaldi hands control of southern Italy to Victor Emmanuel II

    Publié: 26/10/2024
14. 25th October 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first black general in the US military

    Publié: 25/10/2024
15. 24th October 1929: Black Thursday marks the start of the Wall Street Crash

    Publié: 24/10/2024
16. 23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War

    Publié: 23/10/2024
17. 22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife, after being captured with the aid of wireless technology

    Publié: 22/10/2024
18. 21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People’s Crusade at the start of the First Crusade

    Publié: 21/10/2024
19. 20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and British North America

    Publié: 20/10/2024
20. 19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the northernmost land action of the American Civil War

    Publié: 19/10/2024