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Back to Search14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle first published, containing 12 stories
The twelve stories that make up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were originally serialised between July 1891 and June 1892, and included cases such…
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13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned
Ancient sources state that the Emperor Claudius as poisoned, although who administered the poison - and on whose orders - continues to be fiercely de…
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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 …
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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 Chine…
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7th October 1949: The creation of East Germany, formally known as the German Democratic Republic
The establishment of the GDR ensured that the division of Germany that had been implemented in 1945 was made ...
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6th October 1683: Germantown founded in the Pennsylvania Colony
Germantown was founded in the Pennsylvania Colony by immigrant Quaker and Mennonite ...
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5th October 1914: First recorded aerial combat victory takes place when a French Voisin shoots down a German Aviatik aircraft
Contemporary reports state that the French crew fired a long burst on a machine, hitting the German Aviatik and fatally wounding its crew before the …
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