The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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9th November 1918: Wilhelm II abdicates as Kaiser of Germany
9th November 2018
15th February 2019
15th February 1949: The first archaeological excavation at the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls
26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
26th September 2020
25th September 1513: European ‘discovery’ of the Pacific Ocean
25th September 2020
23rd September 1949: President Truman announces the USSR’s first nuclear test
23rd September 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018