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Post by marcus on Apr 26, 2018 6:52:58 GMT
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26 April 1975
Labour votes to leave the EEC.
Party members vote by almost 2-1 to leave the EEC, underlining the deep divisions over the issue of Europe.
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Post by marcus on Apr 27, 2018 13:31:53 GMT
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27 April 1840
The foundation stone was laid for the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament after the fire of 1834
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Post by marcus on Apr 28, 2018 12:31:01 GMT
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28 April 1789
Was the start of the famous Mutiny on the Bounty .
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Post by marcus on Apr 29, 2018 10:01:22 GMT
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29 April 1986
Simple funeral rites for Duchess.
The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, is laid to rest alongside her husband, the abdicated King Edward VIII, at Frogmore in Windsor.
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Post by marcus on Apr 30, 2018 12:45:07 GMT
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30 April 1948
The Land Rover vehicle first exhibited at the Amsterdam Motor Show.
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Post by marcus on May 1, 2018 12:47:16 GMT
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1 May 1769
Born, Arthur Wellesley, Ist Duke of Wellington.
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Post by marcus on May 2, 2018 13:19:22 GMT
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2 May 1952
Comet inaugurates the jet age.
The world's first ever jet airliner - the De Havilland Comet 1 - sets off from London to Johannesburg on its maiden flight
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Post by marcus on May 3, 2018 7:19:28 GMT
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3 May 1968
Surgeons conduct UK's first heart transplant.
The first heart transplant in Britain is carried out at the National Heart Hospital in Marylebone, London.
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Post by marcus on May 4, 2018 11:13:38 GMT
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4 May 1979
Election of Mrs Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister.
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Post by marcus on May 5, 2018 7:51:42 GMT
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5 May 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 May 6, 2018 8:18:51 GMT
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6 May 1933
The design for the traditional red telephone box (K6), by architect Glies Gilbert Scott, was revealed
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Post by marcus on May 7, 2018 13:21:15 GMT
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7 May 1945
Germany signs an unconditional surrender ending six years of war in Europe.
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Post by marcus on May 9, 2018 11:57:02 GMT
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9 May 1671
Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
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Post by marcus on May 10, 2018 11:45:22 GMT
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10 May 1994
Mandela becomes SA's first black president.
Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president after more than three centuries of white rule.
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Post by marcus on May 11, 2018 11:50:19 GMT
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11 May 1971
Britain's oldest tabloid closes.
The Daily Sketch newspaper which was founded in 1909 has been published for the last time.
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Post by marcus on May 12, 2018 16:06:51 GMT
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12 May 2000
Ford quits Dagenham after 70 years.
Ford workers at its Dagenham plant react with shock and anger at the news that car production is to be transferred to Germany and Spain, with the loss of 3,000 jobs.
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Post by marcus on May 13, 2018 12:34:51 GMT
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13 May 1912
The Royal Flying Corps was establish, it later became known as the RAF
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Post by marcus on May 14, 2018 12:02:31 GMT
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14 May 1957
Cheers as petrol rationing ended.
Relief across the country as the paymaster general announces restrictions on fuel consumption imposed during the Suez crisis are to be lifted.
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Post by marcus on May 15, 2018 12:25:37 GMT
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15 May 1957
Britain drops its first H-bomb.
After just two years of development, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb over Christmas Island, as the arms race begins to escalate.
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Post by marcus on May 16, 2018 13:59:21 GMT
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16 May 1985
Miners jailed for pit strike murde.
Two South Wales miners are jailed for life for the murder of taxi driver David Wilkie during the miners' strike.
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Post by marcus on May 17, 2018 7:07:06 GMT
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17 May 1915
The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.
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Post by marcus on May 18, 2018 12:43:43 GMT
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18 May 1812
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
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Post by marcus on May 19, 2018 6:52:22 GMT
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19 May 1962
A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
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Post by marcus on May 20, 2018 17:38:10 GMT
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20 May 1873
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
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Post by marcus on May 21, 2018 12:33:13 GMT
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21 May 1894
Queen Victoria opened the Manchester Ship Canal.
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Post by marcus on May 22, 2018 11:55:48 GMT
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22 May 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 May 23, 2018 16:07:07 GMT
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23 May 1998
Leaders welcome 'yes' vote for N Ireland.
The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, welcomes the resounding "yes" vote in the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement on Northern Ireland calling it "a day for joy".
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Post by marcus on May 24, 2018 6:51:46 GMT
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24 May 1830
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is published.
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Post by marcus on May 25, 2018 12:38:02 GMT
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25 May 1979
Price of milk shoots up.
The price of milk is to go up by more than 10% to 15p a pint - three times the price it was five years ago.
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Post by marcus on May 26, 2018 12:20:38 GMT
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26 May 1972
Thomas Cook packaged and sold.
State-owned travel firm Thomas Cook & Son is sold to a consortium of private businesses headed by the Midland Bank.
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