On the 12th November 1990, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
22nd July 1992: Pablo Escobar escapes from the luxury La Catedral prison
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Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin performed the first high-altitude parachute descent.
On the 9th September 1947, the first computer ‘bug’ was found in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer.
Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New York.
On the 17th August 1982, the very first commercial compact disc was produced in the German town of Langenhagen.
On the 12th August 1865 Joseph Lister carried out the world’s first antiseptic surgery using the chemical phenol, otherwise known as carbolic acid.
French aviator Louis Charles Joseph Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft.
Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for his invention to lift boats over shoals and other obstructions in a river.
British inventor Edwin Budding went into partnership with foundry owner John Ferrabee to manufacture the world’s first lawn mower.
Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.
20th November 1945: First Nuremberg Trial begins
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18th November 1916: Battle of the Somme ends
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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