The Battle of Salado, also known as the Battle of Tarifa is fought between the armies of King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against those of Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of the Marinid dynasty and Yusuf I of Granada, resulting in a Christian victory. More
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Henry Tudor, is officially crowned King of England as Henry VII. He had secured his claim after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22 of the same year. The event marked the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. During his reign, he ended the Wars of the Roses, and increased the power of England by building alliances through his children's marriages and the signing of treaties.
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Facing a general strike that paralyzed the country, Tsar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto on October 30, 1905. The declaration promised significant, albeit limited, reforms and the creation of the Duma, a legislative body; moving the government toward a Constitutional Monarchy.
However, the changes did not last, as future changes limited the power of the Duma. and increased Nicolas autocratic control.
The Armistice of Mudros is signed on the British battleship HMS Agamemnon in the port of Mudros on the Aegean island of Lemnos. The armistice, between the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain, representing the Allied powers, brought an end to the Turkish Army’s participation in the war. More
"The War of the Worlds", the CBS Radio Network, 1938 Halloween episode, narrated and performed live by Orson Welles, incites a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was taking place,
The scale of the panic is disputed by some, as the program had relatively few listeners. "The War of the Worlds" broadcast, was an adaptation, of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name, directed by Orson Welles, More
The citizens of the Canadian province of Québec vote to remain within the Federation of Canada by a narrow majority of 50.58 per cent. More