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

Having been found guilty of treason, she was instead sentenced to death and transported to the guillotine in an open cart.Read more

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15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis

The new currency was backed by land that was used by businesses and agriculture, and was introduced at the rate of one Rentenmark to one trillion Papiermarks.Read more

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

Harold was killed on the battlefield and, although his exact cause of death isn’t known, it signalled the collapse of the English forces.Read more

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13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.

The White House was built as part of the development of the Federal City – a national capital founded under the terms of the 1790 Residence Act.Read more

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12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad

British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad during the First World War.Read more

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11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time

Saturday Night Live was originally known as NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid any confusion with the ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell.Read more

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10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

Frustrated by the lack of progress made by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies from whom the group had split, the WSPU soon became known for its militant and sometimes violent actions under the…Read more

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

18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces fight for the first time