United States President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on his left-hand side.
12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad
12th October 2018
On the 27th August 1928, Germany, France and the United States signed the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – otherwise known as the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
On the 10th January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles came into effect.
On the 5th December 1934, the Wal-Wal Incident took place which laid the foundations for the Abyssinia Crisis.
On the 18th September 1931, the Manchurian Crisis – also known as the Mukden Incident –began when Japanese soldiers blew up a section of their own railway in the Chinese region of Manchuria.
On the 13th January 1935, the Territory of the Saar Basin voted to reunite with Germany.
On the 19th October 1935, the League of Nations voted to impose sanctions on Italy after it invaded Abyssinia.
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