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4th November 1979: Iran hostage crisis begins when Iranian students storm the American Embassy in Tehran Nov 04, 2026

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The students seized 66 hostages, 14 of whom were released before the end of the crisis. The other 52 hostages were held for 444 ...

3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy Nov 03, 2026

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The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of ...

2nd November 1917: Balfour Declaration gives support to the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine Nov 02, 2026

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Zionists regarded the Balfour Declaration as an important recognition of their national aspirations, while many Palestinian Arabs argued that it threatened their political and national ...

1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled Nov 01, 2026

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The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day ...

31st October 1913: Formal dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway in the United States Oct 31, 2026

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The Lincoln Highway connected New York City on the East Coast to San Francisco on the West Coast, traversing 13 states along the ...

30th October 1858: The Bradford sweets poisoning kills at least twenty people after eating peppermint lozenges containing arsenic Oct 30, 2026

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“Humbug Billy”, bought his stock from the confectioner Joseph Neal who made peppermint lozenges using powdered gypsum in place of some of the relatively expensive sugar, but he mistakenly added arsenic ...

27th October 1954: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African American general in the US Air Force Oct 27, 2026

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His promotion to brigadier general on 27 October 1954 came six years after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the US military, and made him the first African American general in the US Air ...

26th October 1881: The gunfight at the O.K. Corral involving Wyatt Earp Oct 26, 2026

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The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place between the Earp brothers and a gang of outlaws in Tombstone, ...

25th October 1854: Charge of the Light Brigade undertaken by British forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War Oct 25, 2026

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Due to miscommunication and a lack of clear orders Lord Cardigan led the Light Brigade, a cavalry unit consisting of approximately 670 horsemen, in a frontal assault against a fortified Russian artillery position at the end of the ...

24th October 1901: Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to deliberately go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive Oct 24, 2026

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Taylor had a specially constructed barrel built of oak, reinforced with iron bands, and fitted with internal padding. She survived the plunge with just some bruising and a small cut to her ...

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