On the 18th March 1314 Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, was executed on the orders of King Philip IV.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
21st June 2019
On the 23rd February 1455, tradition dictates that Johannes Gutenberg published his printed Bible – the first book to be produced with moveable type in the West.
The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Antipope John XXIII made the Medici Bank the official bank of the Papacy.
The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.
On the 15th July 1834 the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition, was disbanded.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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