26th October 1861: Pony Express officially ends, only nineteen months after its first service began
The cost of maintaining horses, riders, and remote relay stations far outstripped revenues from postage fees, while government subsidies dried up after Congress chose to instead begin funding the ...
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25th October 1415: English king Henry V defeats the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt
Over 8,000 French troops are estimated to have been killed in the Battle of Agincourt, while the English army’s losses under Henry V were less than ...
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24th October 1926: Harry Houdini performs his final show despite suffering from acute appendicitis
World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from ...
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23rd October 1956: Hungarian Revolution begins in Budapest against Soviet control and the Hungarian People’s Republic
On 23 October 1956, thousands of students marched through Budapest calling for political reforms, free elections, and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. Over the next few weeks the revolution was brutally put ...
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22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent
Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin performed the first high-altitude parachute ...
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21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain
The Battle of Trafalgar secured British supremacy of the seas and saw the victorious fleet sail away without having lost a single ...
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20th October 1973: Sydney Opera House officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Construction began in March 1959 but the project, located on Bennelong Point overlooking Sydney Harbour, soon ran into difficulties before finally opening on 20 October ...
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19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia
When Abyssinia was finally captured on 5 May, all the sanctions were ...
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