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1. 2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK as the world’s first regular high-definition television service

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2. 1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of his father, Tsar Alexander III

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3. 31st October 1922: The cabinet of Benito Mussolini formally takes power in Italy

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4. 30th October 1938: The War of the Worlds radio play, directed by Orson Welles, terrifies listeners in America

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5. 29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine

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6. 28th October 1962: End of the Cuban Missile Crisis as Khrushchev agrees to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba

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7. 27th October 1988: Ronald Reagan halts construction of the new US embassy in Moscow

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8. 26th October 1860: Garibaldi hands control of southern Italy to Victor Emmanuel II

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9. 25th October 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first black general in the US military

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10. 24th October 1929: Black Thursday marks the start of the Wall Street Crash

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11. 23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War

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12. 22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife, after being captured with the aid of wireless technology

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13. 21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People’s Crusade at the start of the First Crusade

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14. 20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and British North America

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15. 19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the northernmost land action of the American Civil War

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16. 18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space when she is launched as part of a French mission

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17. 17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

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18. 16th October 1793: Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris

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19. 15th October 1783: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier conducts the first manned hot air balloon flight

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20. 14th October 1066: The Battle of Hastings fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson

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