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October 19th to October 25th
The United Nations is officially established, King Charles I beat English parliamentarian forces at the Battle of Edgehill, and the 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' trial opens
24 October 1945: The Charter of a new international organisation, the United Nations, comes into effect.
23 October 1642: King Charles I beats English Parliamentarian forces at the Battle of Edgehill in Warwickshire.
20 October 1960: Penguin Books fights for the right to publish DH Lawrence’s novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' in a landmark trial at the Old Bailey.
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This Week in History
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