
12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad
British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad during the First World ...
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11th October 1986: Reykjavík Summit takes place between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
The Reykjavík Summit quickly developed into one of the most significant negotiations of the era, with both sides beginning to address the escalating nuclear arms race during the Cold ...
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10th October 1957: Eisenhower apologises to Ghanaian minister for racism in Delaware restaurant
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologised to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he was refused service in a Delaware ...
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9th October 1967: Execution of Marxist revolutionary icon Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in Bolivia
Guevara was shot nine times in a way designed to make the injuries look like they had been caused during a battle with the Bolivian ...
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8th October 1856: Second Opium War begins after the arrest of the crew of the Arrow, a Chinese-owned but British-registered cargo boat
Chinese officials boarded the Arrow and arrested its crew on suspicion of piracy and smuggling, prompting British authorities to claim that the Chinese had violated the vessel’s British protection, an...
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