The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium. The Battle of Dyrrhachium in 1081 was a crucial conflict fought between the Normans,…
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17 October 1814
Eight people die in the London Beer Flood. The London Beer Flood was a tragic and unusual industrial accident that occurred on October 17, 1814,…
16 October 1847
The novel Jane Eyre is published in London. Jane Eyre is the protagonist and title character of the novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë…
15 October 1878
The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. The Edison Electric Light Company was founded by Thomas Edison in 1878 to finance and promote his work…
14 October 1586
Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), was a significant and controversial…
13 October 1307
Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. The Knights…
12 October 1901
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” to the White House. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of…
11 October 1865
Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion. The Morant Bay Rebellion was a pivotal event in Jamaican and…
10 October 1913
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway…
9 October 1701
The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook. The Collegiate School of Connecticut was the original name of Yale…