At 10:50pm on the 8th December 1980, former Beatle and political activist John Lennon was murdered outside his apartment block in New York.
24th June 1812: Napoleon begins his failed invasion of Russia
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On the 4th December 1956, the Million Dollar Quartet featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash were recorded during an impromptu jam session at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
On the 30th November 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, which went on to become the best-selling album of all time.
At 12.30pm on Friday November 22nd 1963, President John F. Kennedy of the United States of America was fatally shot as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third term as President of the United States.
On the 4th November 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began when a group of Iranian students from a group called the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line stormed the American Embassy in Tehran.
On the 27th October 1960 American singer Ben E. King recorded the renowned song Stand By Me.
On the 23rd October 1739 England declared war on Spain in what became known as the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
On the 27th September 1908, the first Model T Ford automobile rolled out of the Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit.
The first United States presidential debate took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
12th December 1935: Nazis introduce Lebensborn programme
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10th December 1901: The first Nobel Prizes awarded
10th December 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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