| 1867 – Alfred Nobel patented dynamite. |
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1916 – British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded
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1918 – WWI armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect and World War I hostilities end at 11am, “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”
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1927 – The George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay! began its Broadway run at New York’s Imperial Theatre on this day. Starring Gertrude Lawrence, it introduced such pop music standards as “Someone To Watch Over Me” and “Do-Do-Do”. The show ran for 256 performances before transferring on 21st September, 1927 to His Majesty’s Theatre in the West End of London, where Ms Lawrence gave another 214 performances.
