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October 17, 1907: Marconi’s Miraculous Wireless Service

On October 17, 1907, the world awoke to a quieter revolution—one not of engines or empires, but of invisible waves crossing the Atlantic. That day, Guglielmo Marconi’s transatlantic wireless telegraph service officially began operations, linking Clifden, Ireland, with Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. For the…

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October 16, 1793: A Queen Loses Her Head

On October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, met a tragic end through her execution during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution. Her fate was a reflection of the deep-seated discontent and anger of the French populace towards the monarchy and…

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October 15, 1529: The Siege of Vienna

In the autumn of 1529, the fate of Christian Europe hung precariously over the walls of Vienna. For nearly a month, the Ottoman army—commanded by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of a vast empire stretching from the gates of Persia to the Balkans—besieged the…

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October 14, 1322: Scotland Wins Its Freedom

By the autumn of 1322, the long and bitter war between England and Scotland reached a decisive turning point. King Edward II, whose disastrous leadership had already been exposed in his defeat at Bannockburn eight years earlier, faced a resurgent Robert the Bruce determined…

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