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9 November 1989: the fall of the Berlin Wall
Features On this day in 1989, thousands of East German citizens flooded over the border between East and West as the Berlin Wall fell.
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7 November 1917: The Russian Winter Palace falls
Features On this day in 1917, the seat of government – the Winter Palace in St Petersburg – fell to the Bolsheviks, cementing communist rule in Russia.
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6 November 1928: Jacob Schick patents the first electric razor
Features On this day in 1928, Jacob Schick was issued a patent for the electric razor after he invented one based on the reloading mechanism of a repeating rifle.
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6 November 1928: Herbert Hoover elected US president
Features On this day in 1928, Herbert Hoover won the US presidential election, ushering in an era of disastrous economic policies.
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5 November 1925: Britain’s real-life James Bond is killed
Features Sidney Reilly, one of Britain's greatest spies, and the inspiration for James Bond, was executed in Russia on this day in 1925.
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5 November 1688: Dutch army deposes England's king in the 'Glorious Revolution'
Features On this day in 1688, William of Orange landed in Devon with a Dutch army to kick off the Glorious Revolution and depose King James II.
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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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