This Week in History - October 13th - October 19th

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: The 13th to the 19th of October.

- 19th October 1987 Shares plunge after Wall Street crash - aka Black Monday
- 13th October 1884 International Meridian Conference in Washington establishes Greenwich as the Universal Prime Meridian of longitude
- 14th October 1926 A.A. Milne’s book Winnie-The-Pooh released

Presented by Caroline Nicholls and Jane Steel.
Producers: Chris Pearson and Sofie Vilcins.

Published on Monday, 13th October 2025.

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