4th November 1852: Count Camillo Benso di Cavour appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
By the time of his death in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, Cavour’s vision of a unified and constitutional nation had largely been ...
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3rd November 1957: Laika the dog becomes the first animal to enter orbit around the Earth
Laika was never intended to return to Earth as the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been ...
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2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France following the Thermidorian Reaction
This Constitution of the Year III established a bicameral legislature and a five-man Directory that wielded executive ...
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1st November 1938: American racehorse Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in a direct contest between the two horses
Seabiscuit’s victory at Pimlico elevated him to the status of a national icon as his story of overcoming poor beginnings and repeated setbacks resonated strongly with the American ...
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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, laying the foundations of the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther’s particular concern was the Catholic church's practice of selling indulgences with a promise that a buyer’s sins would be ...
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