1858 Birth date of Emmeline Pankhurst Suffragette Campaigner She was born at Sloane St 9 Alpha Terrace, Moss Side Manchester. Pankhurst later moved to 60-62 Nelson St, Manchester, which is now the Pankhurst Centre. Many suffragettes do not appear on the 1911 census, the idea of boycotting the census data by either hiding or refusing to […]
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody On the 3rd of June 1976, Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody single went Gold, selling over 1 million records. Freddy Mercury wrote the Song, famously featuring no chorus and epic Operatic sections. The record label advised the band the song would not get airplay because it was too long. The good news, the song
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After 6 years of war, on the 7th May 1945, Germany signs unconditional surrender to the Allies The surrender took place at Allied headquarters in Reims, France. The end of War in Europe. The first part of the agreed text for the surrender document read The German Government and German High Command, recognising and acknowledging the complete
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On this day during the Second World War in 1942. The Germans launched the biggest air-raid since the Battle of Britain. The target was Canterbury. The German Luftwaffe switched targets from London, switched tactics to coastal town hit and run raids and switched to a campaign of targetting English targets which were to become known
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1925 Margaret Thatcher Former British Prime Minisiter was born on this day . Thatcher Served as Prime Minister from 1979 – 1990 Quotes, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money” “To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where
Michael Faraday image is on the back of the £20 note issued 1993 Michael Faraday 22/9/1791 – 1867 In 1831, Faraday was most noted for being the person to publish the discovery of Electromagnetic induction. This involves mechanical movement, energy from a person, water power, or machinery, which could be turned into the steady electric
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On the 24th of September 1917, during World War I, a bomb was dropped by a Gotha bomber on the Bedford Hotel located at 83-93 Southampton Row in London, WC1B 4HD. This event is a part of the larger history of the bombing raids carried out by the German army on London during the First
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1996 The £50 note with Christopher Wren on the back was withdrawn The note was first issued on 20th March 1981. Series D designed by Harry Eccleston, assisted by Roger Withington and David Wicks. Christopher Wren one of the most respected historic architects in History. He was also Educated in physics, Maths, astronomy, anatomy, geometry, and
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1975 first episode of Fawlty Towers BBC John Cleese and wife Connie Booth wrote Fawlty Towers. The cast included John Cleese, Connie Booth, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs.
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