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4 November 1839: the Newport Rising leaves 22 dead
Features On this day in 1839, 22 Chartists were killed in the Newport Rising as they stormed the town’s Westgate Hotel to free their comrades who had been imprisoned by the authorities.
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4 November 1922: Discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
Features On this day in 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter discovered a set of stone steps that led to the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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3 November 1898: The Fashoda Incident between Britain and France ends
Features War between Britain and France was narrowly averted on this day in 1898 when France agrees to withdraw from modern-day South Sudan, ending the Fashoda Incident.
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3 November 1975: British North Sea oil begins to flow
Features On this day in 1975, the Queen turned on the North Sea oil tap, bringing crude from the newly-drilled Forties oil field to Britain.
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2 November 1960: Lady Chatterley’s Lover deemed not obscene
Features A jury of nine men and three women returned a unanimous verdict of “not guilty” in the Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial on this day in 1960.
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30 October 1975: Spanish dictator General Franco cedes power to King Juan Carlos
Features With his health deteriorating, General Francisco Franco, 'caudillo' of Spain, relinquished power to the future King Juan Carlos, on this day in 1975.
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30 October 1947: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is established
Features On this day in 1947, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was agreed in Geneva – the predecessor of the World Trade Organisation.
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29 October 2004: The ill-fated European Constitution is signed in Rome
Features On this day in 2004, the European Constitution was signed in Rome, only for it to be torpedoed by the French and Dutch public further down the line.
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29 October 1986: The M25 motorway is opened
Features On this day in 1986, London’s orbital motorway was officially opened. It took 11 years to build, and cost £7.5m a mile.
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