Benjamin Franklin, the American polymath, accidentally electrocuted himself while attempting to kill a turkey.
22nd November 1718: The pirate Blackbeard killed by sailors under Robert Maynard
22nd November 2017
Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New York.
The Illuminations at the British seaside resort of Blackpool were turned on for the first time.
23rd January 1556: Most destructive earthquake on record in Shaanxi
23rd January 2019
22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil
22nd January 2019
21st January 1793: Louis XVI executed for high treason
21st January 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017