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Post by marcus on Mar 25, 2018 10:40:59 GMT
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25 March 1807
The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
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Post by marcus on Mar 26, 2018 8:09:14 GMT
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26 March 1839
The rowing festival, Royal Regatta of Henley, was started
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Post by marcus on Mar 27, 2018 10:50:35 GMT
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27 March 1886
Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
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Post by marcus on Mar 28, 2018 13:17:45 GMT
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28 March 1854
Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
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Post by marcus on Mar 29, 2018 7:33:08 GMT
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29 March 1981
Triumph at first London Marathon.
Thousands of people jog through the normally quiet Sunday streets of the capital to try and cross the finish line of the first ever London marathon.
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Post by marcus on Mar 31, 2018 12:10:22 GMT
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31 March 1959
Dalai Lama escapes to India.
The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, crossed the border into India after an epic 15-day journey on foot over the Himalayan mountains.
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Post by marcus on Apr 1, 2018 9:23:15 GMT
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1 April 1999
Britain gets first minimum wage.
A legally-binding minimum rate of pay has been introduced in Britain for the first time.
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Post by marcus on Apr 2, 2018 12:20:21 GMT
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2 April 1982
Argentina invades Falklands
Argentina has invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic.
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Post by marcus on Apr 3, 2018 13:46:39 GMT
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3 April 1933
First flight over Mount Everest, a British expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
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Post by marcus on Apr 4, 2018 12:37:20 GMT
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4 April 1968
Martin Luther King shot dead.
The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, is assassinated.
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Post by marcus on Apr 5, 2018 7:23:42 GMT
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5 April 1955
Sir Winston Churchill resigns.
Sir Winston Churchill resigns as prime minister of Britain due to failing health.
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Post by marcus on Apr 6, 2018 12:53:10 GMT
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6 April 1824
Harrods, London store, opened today.
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Post by marcus on Apr 7, 2018 10:15:59 GMT
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7 April 1902
Frank Clarke, a Birmingham gunsmith, patented the first practical 'teasmade' machine for brewing tea.
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Post by marcus on Apr 8, 2018 17:42:18 GMT
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8 April 1891
Charles Cruft held his first eponymous dog show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London.
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Post by marcus on Apr 9, 2018 12:31:43 GMT
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9 April 1969
The supersonic passenger jet 'Concorde' made its first flight from Filton, Bristol to Fairford, Gloucestershire.
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Post by marcus on Apr 10, 2018 12:34:31 GMT
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10 April 1998
Northern Ireland peace deal reached.
The Northern Ireland peace talks have ended with an historic agreement called the Good Friday Agreement.
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Post by marcus on Apr 11, 2018 12:35:41 GMT
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11 April 1950
The Stone of Scone was stolen from Westminster Abbey, it was recovered on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey.
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Post by marcus on Apr 12, 2018 12:09:52 GMT
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12 April 1984
Scargill vetoes national ballot on strike.
Arthur Scargill, leader of the NUM miners' union, will not allow a national ballot to take place on whether to stop the strike.
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Post by marcus on Apr 13, 2018 12:32:05 GMT
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13 April 1992
Labour's Neil Kinnock resigns.
Neil Kinnock resigns as Labour Party leader blaming the Conservative-backed press for his party's defeat at the general election.
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Post by marcus on Apr 14, 2018 18:57:11 GMT
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14 April 1959
The British Motor Corporation launched a small car - the Mini
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Post by marcus on Apr 15, 2018 8:36:44 GMT
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15 April 1989
Football fans crushed at Hillsborough.
At least 93 football supporters have been killed in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster.
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Post by marcus on Apr 16, 2018 12:23:03 GMT
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16 April 1953
Queen launches Royal Yacht Britannia.
Thousands welcome the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they arrived in Scotland to launch the new royal yacht, Britannia.
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Post by marcus on Apr 18, 2018 11:48:36 GMT
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17 April 1955
Death of Einstein
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Post by marcus on Apr 19, 2018 7:18:45 GMT
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19 April 1956
Prince Rainier marries Grace Kelly.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco marries film actress Grace Kelly in a religious ceremony at the Cathedral of Monaco
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Post by marcus on Apr 20, 2018 15:50:48 GMT
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290 April 1968
English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood speech.
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Post by marcus on Apr 21, 2018 12:36:53 GMT
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21 April 1816
Birth day of Charlotte Bronte
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Post by marcus on Apr 22, 2018 10:27:56 GMT
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22 April 1969
British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
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Post by marcus on Apr 23, 2018 12:54:20 GMT
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23 April 1968
Decimal coins reach the high street.
The first decimal coins make their way into purses throughout Britain in preparation for replacing the current system of pounds, shillings and pence by 1971.
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Post by marcus on Apr 24, 2018 12:33:47 GMT
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24 April 1965
The Pennine way is formally opened. It stretches 267 miles from Edale in the
Derbyshire Peak District to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland
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Post by marcus on Apr 25, 2018 12:27:15 GMT
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25 April 1859
British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
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