On the 16th November 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – otherwise known as UNESCO – was founded.
22nd July 1992: Pablo Escobar escapes from the luxury La Catedral prison
22nd July 2017
On the 14th November 1990, Margaret Thatcher’s fifteen year leadership of the British Conservative Party was challenged by Michael Heseltine, a former cabinet minister.
On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in France.
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.
On the 13th October AD 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, supposedly after being poisoned.
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.
The first United States presidential debate took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
On the 17th September 1978 the Camp David Accords, which led to the first ever peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as President.
20th November 1945: First Nuremberg Trial begins
20th November 2018
18th November 1916: Battle of the Somme ends
18th November 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017