1918 the RAF is founded. 1975 Bay City Rollers ITV show premiered, comedy, songs, live audience. 1961 Beatles Hamburg played 92 straight nights. This visit Astrid Kirchherr cut Stuart Sutcliffe’s hair into a style that the Beatles then adopted themselves later it was known as the Beatle Haircut
1st March St Davids Day associated with Wales. It is thought St David advised troops to wear leeks in their hat so that they could be spotted from the enemy in the battle against the saxons. Myth legend intertwine. Source wise, we know that the leek and the Welsh are referenced to in a poem by …
What is the oldest Scientific Society in the world? A member may add the letters FFS letters to their title? Opening in 1660 by Royal Charter? Granted by Royal Charter, King Charles II The Royal Academy in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Academy of Sciences. The members of the society are known as Fellows, 54 …
1878 Frank Pick Influenced London Transport, in particular, London Underground corporate Identity Frank Pick 1878-1941 left a legacy for London that has far outlived his lifetime and still surrounds us. The First Chief Executive of London Transport. In the 1930’s he revolutionised the civic and social aspect of public transport decor and thought the …
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On the 22nd November 1990, Margaret Thatcher Resigned after being Prime Minister for 11 years. Margaret Thatcher led the Tory party to 3 general election victories, 2 of which were landslides. The Thatcher years covered the whole of the 1980s connecting the end of the 70s to the start of the 90s. The end of …
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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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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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 …
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 …
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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