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1. 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
2. 18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space when she is launched as part of a French mission

   Publié: 18/10/2024
3. 17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

   Publié: 17/10/2024
4. 16th October 1793: Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris

   Publié: 16/10/2024
5. 15th October 1783: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier conducts the first manned hot air balloon flight

   Publié: 15/10/2024
6. 14th October 1066: The Battle of Hastings fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson

   Publié: 14/10/2024
7. 13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.

   Publié: 13/10/2024
8. 12th October 1931: The Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   Publié: 12/10/2024
9. 11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time

   Publié: 11/10/2024
10. 10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

    Publié: 10/10/2024
11. 9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

    Publié: 09/10/2024
12. 8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when the Kingdom of Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire

    Publié: 08/10/2024
13. 7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world’s first moving assembly line at its Highland Park plant in Michigan

    Publié: 07/10/2024
14. 6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

    Publié: 06/10/2024
15. 5th October 1789: The October Days begin when a crowd of Parisian women march to the Palace of Versailles to demand food

    Publié: 05/10/2024
16. 4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale finishes printing the first complete English translation of the Bible

    Publié: 04/10/2024
17. 3rd October 1935: Italian forces invade Ethiopia, triggering the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

    Publié: 03/10/2024
18. 2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

    Publié: 02/10/2024
19. 1st October 1971: Walt Disney World officially opens it doors to the public in Orlando, Florida

    Publié: 01/10/2024
20. 30th September 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent becomes sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    Publié: 30/09/2024