Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
23rd October 1911: Italian Carlo Piazza pilots the first aircraft to be used in war
23rd October 2017
The world’s earliest dated printed book, a copy of the Diamond Sutra, was created in China.
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, wrote the war poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, which inspired the symbol of the poppy to commemorate members of the military killed in war.
On 28th April 1923, the original Wembley Stadium in London opened with the FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.
Ninety-six Liverpool Football Club fans died and hundreds more were injured in a crush at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
The racehorse Red Rum won an historic third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.
On the 30th March 1939, Batman made his first appearance when Detective Comics #27 went on sale.
On the 24th March 1721, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated what were to become known as the Brandenburg Concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, the younger brother of King Frederick I of Prussia.
The Daily Courant, the first daily English-language newspaper, was published in London.
Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll made its debut at New York Toy Fair.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017