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Post by marcus on May 27, 2018 9:56:59 GMT
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27 May 1703
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
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Post by marcus on May 28, 2018 12:13:34 GMT
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28 May 1967
Sir Francis Chichester arrives in Plymouth tonight in his yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, after completing his voyage around the world.
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Post by marcus on May 29, 2018 12:23:55 GMT
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29 May 1968
Manchester Utd win European Cup.
Manchester United become the first English club to win the European Cup beating Portuguese side Benfica by four goals to one.
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Post by marcus on May 31, 2018 7:19:34 GMT
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31 May 1859
The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
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Post by marcus on Jun 1, 2018 7:03:37 GMT
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1 June 1979
End of white rule in Rhodesia.
Rhodesia formally ends nearly 90 years of white minority rule and declares it will now be known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
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Post by marcus on Jun 2, 2018 12:08:34 GMT
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2 June 1953
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
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Post by marcus on Jun 3, 2018 19:00:08 GMT
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3 June 1937
The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
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Post by marcus on Jun 4, 2018 12:24:20 GMT
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4 June 1940
Dunkirk rescue is over - Churchill defiant.
As the last Allied soldier leaves Dunkirk, the British Prime Minister vows his forces "shall never surrender".
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Post by marcus on Jun 5, 2018 12:01:06 GMT
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5 June 1961
Shepard becomes first US astronaut.
Commander Alan Shepard returns to Earth and is rescued from his Mercury 3 capsule in the Atlantic after becoming the first American in space.
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Post by marcus on Jun 6, 2018 6:40:26 GMT
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6 June 1944
'D Day' the invasion of Europe, to free it from German occupation, was started by allied forces on the beaches of Normandy, France.
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Post by marcus on Jun 7, 2018 12:27:38 GMT
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7 June 1946
The BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.
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Post by marcus on Jun 8, 2018 6:38:50 GMT
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8 June 1982
Fifty die in Argentine air attack.
Up to 50 British servicemen are killed in an Argentine air attack on two supply ships in the Falkland Islands
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Post by marcus on Jun 9, 2018 9:27:04 GMT
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9 June 1870
Death of Charles Di ckens
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Post by straker on Jun 9, 2018 11:06:43 GMT
Let's brush up on our History shall we.
One event each a day please....so what happened in History on today's date in the past...
I have picked this historical event
5th March 1133
The birth of King Henry II, who was to become the first Plantagenet king of England.
You have half an hour to find another past event for 5th March, otherwise it has to be the 6th March. |
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Post by straker on Jun 9, 2018 11:11:25 GMT
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9th June 1781
George Stephenson, English engineer, built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.
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Post by marcus on Jun 10, 2018 12:18:11 GMT
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10 June 1829
The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
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Post by Lynnrose on Jun 11, 2018 6:23:38 GMT
James III of Scotland was murdered by rebellious Scottish nobles and was succeeded by his 15 year old son, James IV.
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Post by marcus on Jun 11, 2018 12:03:41 GMT
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11 June 1959
The Hovercraft marks new era in transport.
The Hovercraft invented by Christopher thingyerell is officially launched in Southampton.
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Post by marcus on Jun 14, 2018 19:09:03 GMT
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14 June 1940
German troops enter Paris.
German troops march into Paris forcing French and allied troops to retreat.
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Post by marcus on Jun 15, 2018 12:08:18 GMT
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15 June 1215
King John attached his Great Seal to the Magna Carta at Runnymede.
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Post by marcus on Jun 16, 2018 11:57:12 GMT
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16 June 1963
Soviets launch first woman into space.
Valentina Tereshkova, a former textile worker from the Soviet Union becomes the first woman in space.
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Post by marcus on Jun 17, 2018 8:07:49 GMT
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17 June 1961
Russian dancer in freedom dash.
Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev breaks free from security guards at Paris airport and asks for asylum in France.
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Post by marcus on Jun 18, 2018 17:42:14 GMT
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18 June 1965
Drink-drive limit to be introduced.
The government announces it will introduce a blood alcohol limit for drivers with penalties for those caught above it.
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Post by marcus on Jun 19, 2018 12:50:01 GMT
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19 June 1978
Botham bowls into cricket history.
Cricketing star Ian Botham becomes the first man in the history of the game to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of a Test match.
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Post by marcus on Jun 20, 2018 12:01:58 GMT
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20 June 1837
Succession to the throne by Princess Victoria
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Post by marcus on Jun 21, 2018 7:09:24 GMT
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21 June 1982
1982: Princess Diana gives birth to boy.
Diana, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London. (Duke of Cambridge)
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Post by marcus on Jun 23, 2018 12:50:55 GMT
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23 June 1868
Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the 'type writer'
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Post by marcus on Jun 24, 2018 8:22:17 GMT
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24 June 1440
The English public school, Eton, opened its doors today.
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Post by marcus on Jun 25, 2018 15:19:33 GMT
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25 June 1953
Christie to hang for wife's murder.
John Christie is sentenced to hang for murdering his wife and then hiding her body under the floorboards of their Notting Hill home in London.
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Post by marcus on Jun 27, 2018 12:15:23 GMT
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27 June 1963
Warm welcome for JFK in Ireland.
The US President John F Kennedy visits his ancestral homeland in County Wexford.
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