On the 23rd October 1739 England declared war on Spain in what became known as the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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On the 19th October 1935, the League of Nations voted to impose sanctions on Italy after it invaded Abyssinia.
On the 15th October 1923, the Rentenmark was introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis that had crippled the economy.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologised to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he was refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
On the 3rd October 1990, Germany was reunified when the territory of the communist German Democratic Republic joined with the Federal Republic of Germany to create a single, united Germany.
On the 1st October 1928, the Soviet Union introduced Joseph Stalin’s first five-year plan.
On the 5th September 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia – otherwise known as Peter the Great – imposed a tax on beards.
On the 16th August 1819, the Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter’s Field in Manchester when a group of over 60,000 protesters were charged by cavalry.
On the 1st August 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into force in the United Kingdom, although it had received royal assent a year earlier.
On the 8th July 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average – a key indicator of the value of America’s biggest companies – fell to its lowest point during the Great Depression that began with the Wall Street Crash.
23rd October 1739: The War of Jenkins’ Ear begins
23rd October 2018
22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent
22nd October 2018
21st October 1805: Nelson wins the Battle of Trafalgar
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20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne
20th October 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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