The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most well known annual Thoroughbred horse race. It is…
6 November 1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the USA. On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States,…
5 November 1943
Bombing of the Vatican during World War 2. Bombing of Vatican City occurred twice during World War II. The first occasion was on the evening…
4 November 1980
Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th President of The United States. The United States presidential election of 1980 was the 49th quadrennial presidential election. It…
3 November 1911
Chevrolet starts competing with the Ford Model T. William Crapo Durant’s greatest failure led to the creation of Chevrolet. A year after he incorporated General…
2 November 1899
The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. The Siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second…
1 November 1955
The Vietnam War starts The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam…
31 October 1922
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini was an Italian political leader who became the fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to…
30 October 1974
The “Rumble in the Jungle” boxing match between Muhammad Ali and GeorgeForeman takes place in Zaire. he match was scheduled for September. Both men had…
29 October 1390
The first trial for witchcraft in Paris leads to the death of three people. The witch trials in France provide a particularly interesting and unique…