25 May on this day two star wars films were released 6 yrs apart
Return of the Jedi part of the Star Wars movies was released 1983. To match the date that the Original Star Wars released in 1977 6 years before
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21 May Zodiac Star sign Gemini starts today
Zodiac Star Sign Gemini starts today 21st May – 20th June
20th May
1609 Shakespeare Sonnets are published in London
19th May
2004 Fathers 4 justice an attack on the Prime Minister lead to improved security at Westminster parliamentary buildings. 2 men threw 2 purple flour filled missiles at the Prime Minister Tony Blair to demand equal rights for divorced fathers when trying to gain access to their children. 2018 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marry …
17 May
1955 Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden broadcast on TV the larges scale election program ever seen on TV
The Day 617 Squardron did it
On the 16th May 1943, 617 Squadron took off on its now famous bombing raid of the Möhne and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley using the Barns Wallace designed bouncing bombs. 16-17th May 1943 Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 squadron on the operation codenamed Chastise. A fantastic resource on the RAF museum website RAF …
Amazing facts of The Royal Flying Corps, founded 13 May 1912
Hidden Facts of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) The Royal Flying Corps was part of the British Army, Split into two, an Army Wing and a Naval Wing which was to be under the command of the Royal Navy. All that eventually changed when the two wings merged to create The Royal Airforce (RAF). The RAF also …
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