Frenchman Georges Claude’s neon lighting at the Paris Motor Show was used to light the front of the large exhibition space at the Grand Palais with red lighting.
This simple act of defiance led to her quickly becoming a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement, and sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
On 30 November 1786 Leopold formally abolished the death sentence as well as banning the use of torture.
The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to Austrian dominance.
The channel they found through the South American landmass was named the Strait of All Saints, but is now known as the Strait of Magellan.
Englishman Theodore Hook orchestrated a practical joke known as the Berners Street hoax in the heart of London.
Although Tutankhamun was one of the minor Pharaohs, the discovery of his tomb is significant for it being the most complete example of a royal tomb ever uncovered.
The Treaty of Granada ended the Granada War and brought about the end of Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
Improved fencing systems were vital to the farmers who had headed west to settle in the Great Plains.
The Ottomans had suffered up to 20,000 casualties compared to Skanderbeg’s 1,000 during the siege.
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