The Easter Rising began in Dublin, with the aim of securing an independent Irish Republic.
12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad
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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses
31st October 2020
30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR
30th October 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018