The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in England.
23rd October 1911: Italian Carlo Piazza pilots the first aircraft to be used in war
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On 28th April 1923, the original Wembley Stadium in London opened with the FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.
On the 20th April 1965, workers began painting skylight windows at the Houston Astrodome to limit glare from the sun.
Ninety-six Liverpool Football Club fans died and hundreds more were injured in a crush at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
The racehorse Red Rum won an historic third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.
Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, the Director of Physical Education at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
On the 6th February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed at Munich-Riem Airport while carrying the Manchester United football team, supporters and journalists.
On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.
The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris.
On the 11th May 1997, the IBM computer Deep Blue became the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions when it beat Garry Kasparov 3½-2½ over six matches.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017