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22nd October 1895: Granville-Paris express train crashes through a wall in Paris

On the 22nd October 1895, the Granville–Paris Express train ran across the station platform, crashed through a 60cm wall, and fell 10 metres to the street below after it overran the buffer stop at the... Read More

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21st October 1966: 144 people killed in the Aberfan disaster

At 9.15am on the 21st October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip above the Welsh village of Aberfan collapsed. Read More

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20th October 1935: Mao Zedong’s Red Army finishes the Long March

On the 20th October 1935, the 6,000 mile Long March by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China ended when the columns of troops led by Mao Zedong arrived in Shaanxi. Read More

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19th October 202 BCE: Roman Republic defeats Carthage at the Battle of Zama

After seventeen years, the Second Punic War was finally brought to an end with the decisive victory of the Roman general and consul Scipio Africanus over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama. Read More

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18th October 1922: British Broadcasting Company established

On the 18th October 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was established. Read More

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

Einstein, who was Jewish, was undertaking a visiting professorship at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor on 30 January 1933. Read More

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16th October 1793: The Execution of Marie Antoinette

At 12.15pm on the afternoon of the 16th October 1793, Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. Read More

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23rd October 1911: Italian Carlo Piazza pilots the first aircraft to be used in war

24th October 1929: Wall Street Crash begins on ‘Black Thursday’