Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard’.
1st February 1960: Start of the Greensboro sit-ins to protest segregation
1st February 2021
The concept of a lottery, in which lots were drawn to determine a winner, had been around for centuries before Queen Elizabeth I chartered a prize draw to raise money for the “reparation of the havens and strength of the Realme, and towardes such other publique good works”.
On the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary to become queen of England.
The Battle of Gravelines, the decisive battle of the Spanish Armada, took place off the coast of Flanders.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019