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18th November 1987: 31 people killed in the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground

The worst fire in the history of the London Underground killed 31 people at Kings Cross St Pancras station.

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19th November 1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

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17th November 1558: Queen Elizabeth I’s reign begins after the death of Mary I

On the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary to become queen of England. Read More

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16th November 1990: Milli Vanilli stripped of Grammy Award for not singing on their album

German pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist after it emerged that they did not sing any of the vocals on their debut album. Read More

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15th November 1917: Georges Clemenceau appointed Prime Minister of France

On the 15th November 1917, Georges Clemenceau was appointed Prime Minister of France for the second time. Read More

Ruby Bridges desegregates elementary school

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14th November 1960: Ruby Bridges, first African-American to desegregate an elementary school

Bridges was born in 1954, the same year that the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that racially segregated schools were unconstitutional. Read More

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13th November 1002: Æthelred the Unready orders the St Brice’s Day Massacre

On the 13th November 1002, the St Brice’s Day Massacre took place when king Æthelred the Unready “ordered slain all the Danish men who were in England”. Read More

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12th November 1927: Leon Trotsky expelled from the Communist Party of the USSR

Trotsky had been a key figure in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Read More

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11th November 1865: Dr Mary Walker becomes the first (and only) woman to receive the Medal of Honor

American surgeon Dr Mary Walker became the first, and so far only, woman to receive the Medal of Honor. Read More

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