20th July 1807: The world’s first internal combustion engine is patented in France
Napoleon granted a patent for the Pyréolophore to Nicéphore Niépce and his brother ...
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21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed
On the 21st July 1970, construction was completed on the Aswan High Dam in ...
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23rd July 1914: Austria-Hungary presents ultimatum to Serbia
On the 23rd July 1914, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia specifically designed to be...
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24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III
Often referred to as the ‘lost city of the Incas’, Machu Picchu was constructed in the middle of...
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25th July 1965: Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival
On the 25th July 1965, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performed at the Newport Folk...
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26th July 1745: First ever women’s cricket match played near Guildford
The first ever women’s cricket match was played on Gosden Common near Guildford in ...
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27th July 1942: Allies halt Axis in First Battle of El Alamein
On the 27th July 1942, Allied forces in North Africa stopped the advancing Axis powers in the...
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29th July 1567: James VI crowned King of Scotland aged 13 months
On the 29th July 1567, James VI was crowned king of Scotland when he was just 13 months ...
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7th May 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by the German U-Boat, U-20
The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast...
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8th May 1945: Victory in Europe Day after Germany surrenders
The 8th May 1945 was Victory in Europe Day – a public holiday to celebrate the end of the Second...
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12th May 1949: Stalin lifts the Berlin Blockade
On May 12th 1949, the Soviet Union ended its blockade of West ...
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13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone
The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in...
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19th November 1985: Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at the Geneva Summit
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first...
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20th November 1945: First Nuremberg Trial begins
On the 20th November 1945 the first, and best known, of the Nuremberg Trials ...
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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub ...
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22nd November 1963: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
At 12.30pm on Friday November 22nd 1963, President John F. Kennedy of the United States of...
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23rd November 1889: The nickel-in-the-slot phonograph – the world’s first jukebox
The world's first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the ...
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24th November 1859: Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
On the 24th November 1859, English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the...
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25th November 1491: The Treaty of Granada ends Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula
The Treaty of Granada ended the Granada War and brought about the end of Islamic rule on the...
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5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia
On the 5th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dub?ek became the new First...
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