The Illuminations at the British seaside resort of Blackpool were turned on for the first time.
17th January 1944: Allies launch the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War
17th January 2018
Benjamin Franklin, the American polymath, accidentally electrocuted himself while attempting to kill a turkey.
Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New York.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018