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Post by marcus on Jan 11, 2019 18:04:35 GMT
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11 January 1973
The first graduates from the Open University are awarded their degrees after two years studying from home.
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Post by marcus on Jan 12, 2019 13:23:40 GMT
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12 January 1894
What is now known as 'The National Trust' was created
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Post by marcus on Jan 13, 2019 15:05:47 GMT
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13 January 2004
Serial killer Shipman found hanged
Harold Shipman, who is believed to have killed more than 200 patients, is found hanged in his prison cell.
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Post by marcus on Jan 14, 2019 13:11:40 GMT
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14 January 1969
"It's time to make way for a younger man" - Football legend Sir Matt Busby announces he will step down as manager of Manchester United.
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Post by marcus on Jan 15, 2019 12:49:37 GMT
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15 January 1759
Opening of the British Museum to the public in Montague House (site of the present museum) in London.
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Post by marcus on Jan 16, 2019 16:10:35 GMT
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16 January 1979
The Shah of Iran flees the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime.
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Post by marcus on Jan 17, 2019 14:21:05 GMT
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17 January 1983
BBC wakes up to morning TV.
People have been switching on their televisions a little earlier than usual to catch Britain's first breakfast news programme.
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Post by marcus on Jan 18, 2019 12:43:01 GMT
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18 January 1967
'Boston Strangler' sentenced to life.
Albert DeSalvo, who says he murdered 13 women, is given a life sentence for assault and armed robbery.
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Post by marcus on Jan 19, 2019 13:54:55 GMT
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19 January 1736
The Scottish-born inventor, James Watt, was born. He perfected the steam engine.
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Post by marcus on Jan 20, 2019 10:46:32 GMT
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20 January 1961
The Democrat John F Kennedy is sworn in as the youngest ever elected US president
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Post by marcus on Jan 21, 2019 13:13:20 GMT
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21 January 1976
'Concorde' first flight carrying commercial passengers.
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Post by marcus on Jan 22, 2019 13:02:28 GMT
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22 January 1901
Death of Queen Victoria
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Post by marcus on Jan 23, 2019 13:37:26 GMT
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23 January 1879
Battle of Rorke's Drift 'Zulu' - "they're are counting your guns"
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Post by marcus on Jan 24, 2019 13:51:27 GMT
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24 January 1965
Sir Winston Churchill has died at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Clementine Churchill and other members of the family at his bedside.
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Post by marcus on Jan 25, 2019 13:19:17 GMT
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25 January 1759
Birth of Robbie Burns, Scottish poet.
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Post by marcus on Jan 27, 2019 11:27:19 GMT
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27 January 1945
Auschwitz death camp liberated
The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
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Post by marcus on Jan 28, 2019 13:50:01 GMT
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28 January 1547
Death of King Henry VIII
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Post by marcus on Jan 29, 2019 11:48:47 GMT
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29 January 1856
Institution of The Victoria Cross medal
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Post by marcus on Jan 30, 2019 13:40:23 GMT
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30 January 1969
The Fab four (Beatles) played live for one last time with an impromptu gig on the rooftop of the Apple offices in London.
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Post by marcus on Jan 31, 2019 12:58:07 GMT
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31 January 1983
British drivers ordered to belt up.
Drivers and front-seat passengers must wear seat belts under a new law designed to reduce road deaths.
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Post by marcus on Feb 1, 2019 13:09:54 GMT
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1 February 1984
Halfpenny coin to meet its maker.
Britain's least-loved currency is to leave the nation's purses after 13 years of almost universal unpopularity.
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Post by marcus on Feb 2, 2019 13:41:34 GMT
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1 February 1979
Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious dies of a heroin overdose in New York.
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Post by marcus on Feb 3, 2019 11:29:44 GMT
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3 February 1959
Buddy Holly killed in air crash.
Three young rock 'n' roll stars, including 22-year-old singer Buddy Holly, die when their plane crashes in the United States.
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Post by marcus on Feb 4, 2019 13:40:10 GMT
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4 February 1937
Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, produced it's first film 'London Melody'
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Post by marcus on Feb 5, 2019 18:34:21 GMT
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5 February 1953.
Sweet rationing ends in Britain.
The rationing of confectionery ends after 10 years, with schoolchildren first in the queue for unlimited sweets and chocolate.
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Post by marcus on Feb 6, 2019 8:46:30 GMT
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6 February 1819
Singapore founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.
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Post by marcus on Feb 8, 2019 8:56:42 GMT
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8 February 1952
Princess Elizabeth proclaims herself Queen of the UK at a ceremony in St James's Palace, London.
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Post by marcus on Feb 10, 2019 10:57:29 GMT
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10 February 2005
Charles and Camilla to be married.
The Prince of Wales and long-term partner Camilla Parker Bowles are engaged, Clarence House announces.
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Post by marcus on Feb 11, 2019 12:51:06 GMT
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11 February 1990
Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years.
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Post by marcus on Feb 12, 2019 13:26:38 GMT
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12 February 1994
One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway.
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