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Post by Laila on Sept 17, 2013 12:04:10 GMT
23 August 1866 – Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
18 October
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 17, 2013 12:59:09 GMT
18 October 1922 – the British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) was founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
25 May
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Post by Laila on Sept 18, 2013 9:28:40 GMT
25 May 1914 – The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.
1 April
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 20, 2013 22:37:48 GMT
1 April 1957 – the BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax on its current affairs programme Panorama.
8 November
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Post by Laila on Sept 21, 2013 14:01:15 GMT
8 November 1936 – Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
8 September
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 23, 2013 21:54:23 GMT
8 September 1966 – the first Star Trek series premiered on NBC.
15 April
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Post by midoro on Nov 3, 2013 18:32:03 GMT
15 April 1738: premiere performance of George Frideric Handels (Georg Friedrich Händels) Italian opera "Serse" in London
22 August
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 4, 2013 21:31:57 GMT
22 August 1642 – Charles I called the English Parliament traitors, and the English Civil War began.
29 March
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Post by midoro on Nov 5, 2013 8:28:04 GMT
29 March 1871 - Royal Albert Hall opened by Queen Victoria
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Post by kissmekate on Nov 5, 2013 8:39:00 GMT
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Post by midoro on Nov 5, 2013 9:04:56 GMT
6 December
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 6, 2013 16:17:36 GMT
6 December 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was published.
13 July
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Post by midoro on Nov 6, 2013 16:25:03 GMT
13 July 1985 - Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and other cities
13 September
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 6, 2013 20:22:55 GMT
13 September 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs became the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
20 April
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Post by midoro on Nov 7, 2013 8:56:35 GMT
20 April 1657 - Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (New York City).
30 March
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