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October 7, 2025

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 Chinese had violated the vessel’s British protection, and prompting ...
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Published on October 07, 2025 19:05

October 6, 2025

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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Published on October 06, 2025 19:05

October 4, 2025

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 plane crashed behind enemy ...
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Published on October 04, 2025 19:05

October 3, 2025

4th October 1936: The Battle of Cable Street took place in London’s East End

The Battle of Cable Street saw demonstrators block a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of ...
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Published on October 03, 2025 19:05

October 2, 2025

3rd October 1990: East and West Germany reunified when the German Democratic Republic joins with the Federal Republic of Germany

At midnight on 3 October the black, red and gold flag of West Germany was raised above the Brandenburg Gate which had previously divided the two ...
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Published on October 02, 2025 19:05

October 1, 2025

2nd October 1766: Nottingham Cheese Riot takes place at the city’s Goose Fair, triggered by rising food prices

Clashes between troops and rioters during the Nottingham Cheese Riot led to one man being killed while the mayor himself was knocked down by a rolling cheese ...
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Published on October 01, 2025 19:05

September 30, 2025

1st October 1928: The USSR introduces the first five-year plan under Joseph Stalin

Although the targets were constantly revised to the point where they could never be achieved, the first five-year plan firmly set the USSR on the road to becoming a world ...
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Published on September 30, 2025 19:05

September 29, 2025

30th September 737: Umayyad Caliphate defeated in the Battle of the Baggage

The Battle of the Baggage saw the defeat of an army from the powerful Umayyad Caliphate by Turgesh ...
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Published on September 29, 2025 19:05

September 28, 2025

29th September 1916: John D. Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire according to newspapers in the USA

Rockefeller held shares in numerous companies after the breakup of Standard Oil, and as their value increased his wealth was reported to have surpassed $1 ...
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Published on September 28, 2025 19:05

September 27, 2025

28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in England

William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman ...
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Published on September 27, 2025 19:05