This week in History
Monday: on October 16, 1793
France’s Queen Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine after trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal. BItH Unit 22, Section 65: French Revolution
Tuesday: on October 17, 1815
Napoleon arrived at the island of St. Helena where he would live out his life in exile. BItH Unit 24, Section 71: Napoleon
Wednesday: on October 18, 1860
The Second Opium War ended when Britain and France entered the Forbidden City in Beijing after burning the Summer Palace. BItH Unit 30, Section 89: Drug Wars
Thursday: on October 19, 1469
The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile created a de facto unified Spain. BItH Unit 21, Peoples XXI: Spaniards
Friday: on October 20, 1935
Mao Zedong’s First Red Army ended its year-long Long March during the Chinese Civil War. BItH Unit 27, Section 80: Modern Civil Wars
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