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Post by marcus on Jan 21, 2018 10:27:56 GMT
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21 January 1950
Acclaimed author George Orwell dies.
The British writer George Orwell dies after a three-year battle against tuberculosis.
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Post by marcus on Jan 23, 2018 13:30:53 GMT
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23 January 1879
Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa.
Depicted in the film 'Zulu'
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Post by marcus on Jan 24, 2018 14:35:27 GMT
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24 January 1965
Death of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Post by marcus on Jan 25, 2018 8:35:52 GMT
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25 January 1971
Idi Amin seized power in Uganda
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Post by marcus on Jan 26, 2018 12:50:40 GMT
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26 January 1885
Death of General Gordon, in Khartoum
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Post by marcus on Jan 27, 2018 13:42:15 GMT
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27 January 1936
Frank Whittle started his company called Power Jet Limited, a venture aimed at developing and manufacturing the first ever jet engine.
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Post by marcus on Jan 28, 2018 17:03:59 GMT
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28 January 1896
The first speeding conviction was handed out, to Walter Arnold, who was clocked at a giddy 8 mph. The speed limit at that time was 4mph. Walter was fined one shilling plus costs. He could put his foot down later that year when the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 was raised to 14mph.
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Post by marcus on Jan 29, 2018 14:44:12 GMT
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29 January 1856
Institution of the Victoria Cross (for valour)
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Post by marcus on Jan 30, 2018 8:50:22 GMT
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30 January 1661
The bodies of Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and John Bradshaw, the judge at King Charles I trial, were exhumed and executed. The heads were displayed on spikes at Westminster Hall, London.
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Post by marcus on Jan 31, 2018 13:42:36 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, 2018 8:28:21 GMT
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1 February 1952
Test drive for TV detector vans.
A new method for tracking down users of unlicensed television sets is unveiled in the UK.
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Post by marcus on Feb 2, 2018 12:44:36 GMT
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2 February 1989
Launch of the Rupert Murdoch Sky TV
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Post by marcus on Feb 3, 2018 10:32:14 GMT
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3 February 1931
Harry Beck produced the representational London Underground Map
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Post by marcus on Feb 4, 2018 11:35:27 GMT
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4 February 1846
The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley.
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Post by marcus on Feb 5, 2018 13:59:10 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, 2018 13:54:41 GMT
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6 February 1952
Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne
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Post by marcus on Feb 7, 2018 16:02:21 GMT
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7 February 1812
Birth day of Charles John HUffam Di ckens (Author)
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Post by marcus on Feb 8, 2018 13:18:10 GMT
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8 February 1931
Born, James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
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Post by marcus on Feb 9, 2018 8:18:16 GMT
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9 February 2002
Death of Princess Margaret
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Post by marcus on Feb 10, 2018 10:17:21 GMT
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10 February 1836
Charles Di ckens first novel 'The Pickwick Papers' was commissioned as a monthly serial.
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Post by marcus on Feb 11, 2018 9:47:52 GMT
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11 February 1975
Tories choose first woman leader.
The British Conservative Party chooses Margaret Thatcher as its new leader.
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Post by marcus on Feb 12, 2018 15:45:28 GMT
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12 February 1994
Art thieves snatch Scream.
One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway.
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Post by marcus on Feb 13, 2018 14:58:24 GMT
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13 February 1888
First publication of the Financial Times
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Post by marcus on Feb 14, 2018 13:57:56 GMT
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14 February 1993
Two boys charged with toddler's murder.
Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.
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Post by marcus on Feb 15, 2018 8:21:30 GMT
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15 February 1971
Decimalistion of the British currency.
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Post by marcus on Feb 17, 2018 14:38:30 GMT
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16 February 1998
'Angel of the North'
Construction of the 66ft-tall steel sculpture was completed .
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Post by marcus on Feb 17, 2018 14:41:18 GMT
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17 February 2003
The London Congestion Charge was introduced, it raises about £90 million pounds a year.
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Post by marcus on Feb 18, 2018 9:56:30 GMT
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18 February 1678
'The Pilgrim's Progress' book written by John Bunyon is first published.
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Post by marcus on Feb 20, 2018 8:35:51 GMT
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20 February 1992
Football : The English Premier League Kicked off.
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Post by marcus on Feb 21, 2018 8:18:59 GMT
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21 February 1947
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
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