The Persian poet and philosopher Nasir Khusraw began a seven-year journey through the Islamic world that he recorded in the Safarnama.
28th January 1393: Charles VI of France and the Bal des Ardents
28th January 2021
The resulting record was released in May, and went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies.
On the 20th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first set.
On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.
Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, the Director of Physical Education at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola led the burning of thousands of objects in the Bonfire of the Vanities.
On the 6th February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed at Munich-Riem Airport while carrying the Manchester United football team, supporters and journalists.
Elvis Presley became the first solo entertainer to broadcast a live performance via satellite with Aloha From Hawaii.
The broadcast included performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci featuring acclaimed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.
Fans of the rock band Led Zeppelin rampaged through the Boston Garden arena, causing thousands of dollars of damage.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites
14th October 2020
3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy
3rd November 2018
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