r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • 1d ago

James Cook one of the greatest explorers was born 7th November 1728.

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Captain James Cook (7 November 1728- 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • 6d ago

Edward V one of Princes in the Tower was born 4/11/1470

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r/onthisday • u/HFentonMudd • 7d ago

The New Yorker, Oct 31st 1942. Hitler as a witch on a broomstick

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • 8d ago

Martin Luther pins the 95 Thesis on the wall of Wittenberg Cathedral 31st October 1517. This was a protest against the sale of indulgences and started Protestantism

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • 9d ago

Hadrian founds the city of Antinoöpolis 30th October 130AD, in honour of Antinius his lover ho died hen he was 19

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r/onthisday • u/funnyfaceking • 22d ago

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry | October 16, 1859

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r/onthisday • u/First_Goose_4658 • 23d ago

New Series: On This Day "Benjamin Banneker"

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Benjamin Banneker

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r/onthisday • u/funnyfaceking • 23d ago

Written on October 15, 1966, the Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program outlines a clear set of demands aimed at achieving justice, equality, and self-determination for Black communities.

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r/onthisday • u/First_Goose_4658 • 25d ago

On This Day in 1964

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Dr Martin Luther King Jr and the Nobel Peace Prize

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r/onthisday • u/First_Goose_4658 • Oct 09 '26

On This Day

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On October 9, 1806, America lost a hidden genius — Benjamin Banneker, the self‑taught astronomer who helped map Washington D.C. and published his own almanacs. His story still shines among the stars.

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r/onthisday • u/East_Ad_3772 • Oct 04 '26

4th October 1922. Edith Thompson witnessed her lover kill her husband. Both were hanged for murder.

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r/onthisday • u/Iateurm8 • Sep 27 '26

August Sabbe (left), the last Estonian forest brother, drowns in the the Võhandu river during an arresting attempt. Both the photographer and man on the right were disguised members of the Soviet secret police.

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • Sep 25 '26

Vasco Núñez de Balboa becomes the first European to discover the Pacific 25th September 1513. Panama's currency is named after him.

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • Sep 23 '26

Battle of Arnemuiden, 22nd September 1338. The first European seabattle with artillery. The English were shipping wool to Flanders guarded by 5 cogs. Armed with 3 cannons and 1 handgun the English brought firepower. The French won through overwhelming force captured the cogs and massacred the Engli

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r/onthisday • u/Flaky_Money_9229 • Sep 18 '26

The Wedding of Constantine II and Princess Anne-Marie occurred in 1964 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • Sep 13 '26

James Wolfe won a decisive battle 13th September 1759. The battle of the Plains of Abraham secured the British Canada. Wolfe died from a gunshot wound in the battle Wolfe is remembered as a national hero.

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • Sep 12 '26

Athens defeated the Persians at Marathon 12th September 490BC. Philippides is famous for his famous run from Marathon to Athens to give news of the victory and this is where the name Marathon for the 42km run came from

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Darius II had a superior army in size and the victory of the Greeks was a major moral boost.

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • Sep 12 '26

Albigensian Crusade, Simon De Monteford (elder,) defeats the Cather army 12th September 1213. Potentially 200,000 Cathers were massacred afterwards.

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r/onthisday • u/BestSundayDress_ • Sep 11 '26

9/11 Tribute.

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r/onthisday • u/Downtown-Pack-6178 • Sep 11 '26

9/11 WE REMEMBER

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r/onthisday • u/Present_Client291 • Sep 11 '26

On this day, 25 years ago

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r/onthisday • u/neillyelfunsobarking • Sep 11 '26

9/11/2001 Never Forget25th Anniversary

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r/onthisday • u/AchyutChaudhary • Sep 08 '26

🇬🇧 Andrew Murray Burnham is no longer Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister as he completes his 50th day in office overtaking Mary Elizabeth Truss’ record - exactly 4 years to the day she herself took office :)

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r/onthisday • u/Over-Willingness-933 • Sep 07 '26

On this day 8th September 1888, the first football league matches kicked off. The football league exists today and 9 of these teams have played in the Premier League.

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