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27th April 1749 First time George Frederic Handel’s Fireworks music was played in Green Park London
1749 First time George Frederic Handel’s Fireworks music was played in Green Park London
20th November 1947 Future British Queen Marries Philip Mountbatten
The future queen of the United Kingdom on the 19th November 1947 marries Philip Mountbatten. Elizabeth married at the age of 21 to Philip, a Greek prince. Before the marriage could take place Philip had top become a naturalised British citizen. The wedding took place when the country was still under rationing, the material for the …
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8th November 1927 British entertainer Ken Dodd was born
Remembering Ken Dodd who was born on the 8th November 1927, one of the longest running artists to have played at the London Palladium “My dad knew I was going to be a comedian. When I was a baby, he said, ‘Is this a joke?’.”…Ken Dodd Ken Dodd was thought of as one of …
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29th October 2003 – vote of no confidence
A vote of No Confidence in the Conservative party Leader is triggered by sufficient letters being sent to the Chairman of 1922 Committee, what happened in 2003 A vote of no confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party leader is triggered by letters of No confidence being sent to the chairman of the 1922 Committee. In …
27th October 1986 Stock Exchange Big Bang
1986 – the sudden deregulation of the financial markets On the 27th October 1986, the London Stock Exchange rules changed, the day was forever known as ‘Big Bang’ Expectation of increased market activity. The origins of the change due to an agreement to settle a long-running antitrust case by the Office of Fair Trading against the London …
26th October 1953 Churchill returns as Prime Minister
The Return of Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Wartime leader returned to being Prime Minister a second time after the Conservative party one the 26th October 1953 General Election, defeating Clement Attlee at 77. The slogan of the election the Conservatives ran on was a ‘Strong and Free’ Britain. Conservatives …
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Ypres and the most famous memorial on the Western Front, The Menin Gate
The 1st Battle of Ypres, World War One on the 19th October 1914 Première Bataille des Flandres, Erste Flandernschlacht Ypres The First World War, the war to end all wars, was fought on a monumental scale, in terms of people and materials in many theatres of war. Some of the biggest battles on the western front in …
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17th October 1725 who is John Wilkes?
The Radical John Wilkes John Wilkes was born in Clerkenwell London on the 17th October 1725, educated in Hertford, private tutored and University in Holland. He was known for being an English politician and journalist, elected as a member of parliament for Aylesbury in 1757. John Wilkes was a Radical, which was a term given to individuals …
11th October 1971 London Bridge moves to America
American Oil Tycoon Robert P. McCulloch reopens London Bridge in America Oil Tycoon Robert P. McCulloch purchases London Bridge and has it shipped brick by brick to Arizona and opened it to the public on 19th October 1971. The story of the purchase goes back to 18th April 1968. The old bridge needed urgent repair …
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