On This Day

raveydavey · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

June 23rd:

1683 William Penn, the English Quaker, signed a treaty with the Indian chiefs of the Lenni Lenade Tribe in an attempt to ensure peace in his new American colony, Pennsylvania.

1757 British troops, commanded by Robert Clive (the legendary Clive of India), won the Battle of Plassey in Bengal - laying the foundations of the British Empire in India.

1894 Birth of Edward, Duke of Windsor who was King Edward VIII from 20th January to 10th December 1936 before abdicating to marry twice-divorced Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson.

1916: Sir Len Hutton, one of the all-time great England cricketers, was born. He was the first professional captain of the England Test side and his innings of 364 against Australia at The Oval in 1938 stood as a Test record for nearly 20 years. He died in 1990 aged 74.

1939 The Government of Eire declared membership of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) to be illegal.

1940 The BBC’s Music While You Work programme was first broadcast on radio to brighten up the lives of munitions workers doing boring factory jobs.

1951 Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, missing diplomats, fled to the USSR as Russian spies before the British authorities had the opportunity to arrest them for spying. They 'surfaced' in Moscow in 1956.

1970 The world’s first all-metal liner, Brunel’s 'Great Britain' returned to Bristol from the Falkland Islands where it had lain rusting since 1886. How well engineered is that? Left rusting for nearly 100 years and still in good enough condition to be towed nearly the full length of the Atlantic! Brunel was a bloody genius. More here: http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/Home.aspx

1985 A passenger jet disintegrated in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.

1986 Brighton bomber Patrick Magee, found guilty of planting the bomb at the Grand Hotel, Brighton during the Conservative Party Conference in 1983, was jailed for a minimum of 35 years.

1989 The Home secretary announced that the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad had been disbanded in the wake of allegations of malpractice.

1994 It was announced that the Royal Yacht Britannia would be sold or scrapped.

1997 Diana, Princess of Wales apologized for taking her two sons, Princes William and Harry, to see the 15 certificated film The Devil's Own, about an IRA assassin.

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raveydavey · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

June 24th:

1314 Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II at Bannockburn and so completed his expulsion of the English from Scotland.

1509 Henry VIII's coronation took place.

1559 The Elizabethan Prayer Book was first used.

1717 The Grand Lodge of the English Freemasons was founded in London.

1825 William Henry Smith, English newsagent and bookseller, born.

1850 The birth of Horatio Herbert, Earl Kitchener, British field marshal, born in County Kerry. He achieved notable victories in foreign parts fighting for the Empire, and was Secretary of State for War at the outbreak of hostilities in 1914. He mounted a major recruitment campaign and appeared on posters to exhort, ‘Your country needs you!’

1859: Henri Dunant, a Swiss businessman travelling through Italy, saw the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino and was inspired to found the International Red Cross.

1878 Formation of the St John Ambulance - originally called the St John Ambulance Association.

1921 The world's largest airship, the R-38, built in the U.K. for the U.S. Navy, made its maiden flight at Bedford.

1948: The Berlin Airlift began when the USSR blockaded Berlin, requiring the Allies to fly in food and other essential supplies.

1953: Jacqueline Bouvier announced her engagement to John F Kennedy, US senator.

1968 The country's rail network was thrown into disarray as the National Union of Railwaymen began its work-to-rule and ban on overtime.

1968 Start of the first Open Wimbledon lawn tennis championships - open to both professional and amateur players.

1974 The Labour Government admitted that Britain had exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks previously. The announcement sparked a row amongst senior ministers about Britain's involvement in the arms race.

1986 Hard-line unionist leader the Reverend Ian Paisley warned that Northern Ireland was on the verge of civil war.

1993 Northern Ireland Minister Michael Mates resigned over his links with fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir, Chief Executive Officer of the Polly Peck company.

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Mort · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

A few more:

0972 Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces.

1128 Battle of So Mamede, near Guimares. Portuguese forces led by Alfonso I defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Ferno Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" in 1143.

1340 UK hist Edward III personally commands the English fleet in their victory over the French off Sluys (who were trying to blockade English export of wool to Flanders)

1348 UK hist Order of the Garter founded by King Edward III of England – motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense'

1374 A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.

1441 Eton College founded by Henry VI

1497 Cornish traitors Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank executed at Tyburn, London

1497 John Cabot lands on North America in Newfoundland; first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. Claims eastern Canada for England

1509 Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crowned King and Queen of England.

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raveydavey · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

June 25th: (only 6 months to Christmas!)

1646 The surrender of Oxford to the Roundheads virtually signified the end of the English Civil War.

1797 During the battle off Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands Admiral Nelson was wounded in the right arm by grapeshot and had it amputated later that afternoon. This followed the loss of his sight in his right eye some three years earlier.

1891 The first episode of an Arthur Conan Doyle novel involving the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes was printed in the Strand Magazine in London.

1900 Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma was born. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy in South East Asia during the Second World War, and later Viceroy of India during the transfer of power from Britain to India.

1903 The birth of George Orwell, English novelist of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'. His real surname was Blair. Makes you wonder doesn't it?

1912 The Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith was bitterly attacked in the Commons for the 'torture' of force-feeding suffragettes in prison.

1953 John Christie was sentenced to hang for murdering his wife and then hiding her body under the floorboards of their Notting Hill home in London. Christie, 54, had admitted murder but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. It took the jury an hour and 22 minutes to reject his defence and declare him guilty. He was from Halifax, apparently.

1967 400 million viewers in 26 nations watched the world’s first televised satellite hook up; the Beatles recording of 'All you need is love' at Abbey Road

1969 Wimbledon saw the longest men’s singles match ever when Charlie Passarell was beaten by Pancho Gonzalez 22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9.

2001 Race violence erupted in Burnley, Lancashire. Asian youths were involved in a series of overnight attacks on pubs, shops and restaurants. Many vehicles were also damaged or destroyed.

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raveydavey · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

June 26th:

1483 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, began to rule England as Richard III, having deposed his nephew, Edward V. Edward and his brother, Richard, Duke of York, were soon afterwards murdered in the Tower of London.

1830 George IV died. His brother, William VI ascended the throne.

1857 The first investiture ceremony for Victoria Cross awards took place in Hyde Park, London. Queen Victoria presented 62 servicemen with Britain's highest military honour.

1862 Joseph Wells (father of sci-fi writer H.G. Wells) was a Kent cricketer and became the first man to take four first class wickets with four consecutive balls, playing against Sussex.

1906: The first Grand Prix took place at Le Mans. The Hungarian Ferenc Szisz was the winner, driving a Renault at an average speed of 63 mph. Shocked

1909 London's Victoria & Albert Museum opened to the public

1937 Britain's Duke of Windsor married American divorcee Wallis Simpson in France following his abdication from the throne as Edward VIII.

1939 Britain's first National Serviceman, Private Rupert Alexander, signed up for the Middlesex Regiment. His service number was 10000001.

1945 Delegates from nations around the world signed the United Nations Charter, designed to help ensure future world peace. The first meeting of the U.N. General Assembly occurred in London early the following year. Sadly it's proved to be little more than an impotent talking shop.

1959 The St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower.

1963: Kennedy: 'Ich bin ein Berliner'. President Kennedy inspires the people of West Germany with a morale-boosting speech of defiance to the Soviet Union. The phrase translates, literally, as "I am a doughnut"

1974 British actor Richard Burton divorced his wife, American actress Elizabeth Taylor.

1986 Entrepreneur Richard Branson set off on his second attempt to claim the transatlantic powerboat record for Britain.

1991 After campaigning to prove their innocence for 15 years, the 'Maguire Seven' were cleared by the Court of Appeal of running an IRA bomb factory in England.

1997 Dresses belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales were auctioned for more than £2million in New York.

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raveydavey · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

June 27th:

It's unlikely I'll get to update this section tomorrow (Friday 27th).

If you fancy a go, feel free! Very Happy

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June 27:
Veterans' Day in the United Kingdom; Mixed Race Day in Brazil

678 – Saint Agatho began his reign as Pope.
1898 – Canadian-American seaman and adventurer Joshua Slocum completed the first solo circumnavigation of the globe sailing on his refitted sloop-rigged fishing boat Spray (pictured), a distance of more than 46,000 miles (74,000 km).
1967 – The world's first electronic automated teller machine was installed in Enfield Town, London by Barclays Bank.
1991 – Yugoslavia invaded Slovenia, two days after the latter's declaration of independence from the former, starting the Ten-Day War.
2007 – An operation by the Rio de Janeiro Military Police against drug dealers in the Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nineteen people, many of whom had no relations with drug trafficking.

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raveydavey · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

raveydavey · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject:

June 28th:

1491 The birth of Henry VIII, King of England and second son of Henry VII. He married six times, beheaded two wives, broke away from the Catholic church to form the Church of England, executed Catholics who failed to recognize the church and executed Protestants who complained that he should execute more Catholics! Yet he still managed to remain a popular king.

1645 In the English Civil War, the Royalists lost Carlisle.

1703 John Wesley, English evangelical preacher and founder of Methodism, was born. (He was born on 17th June in the 'old style' calendar - or ..... 28th June in the 'new style' calendar, after 1752!)

1838 Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London. She was just 19 years old.

1919 The Allies and a reluctant Germany signed the Peace Treaty of Versailles - officially ending the First World War. The financial demands made by the Allies on the defeated Germans of 20 billion gold marks dragged the nation down and allowed the Nazis to appear as saviours.

1930 English engineer Frank Whittle patented the jet engine.

1930 Mick the Miller becomes the first dog to win the Greyhound Derby for a second time.

1935 The first 'Rupert Bear' cartoon appeared in the Daily Express newspaper.

1950 A novice U.S. team beat the highly fancied England players 1-0 in the first round of the World Cup in Brazil. The English team included Billy Wright and Tom Finney.

1956 Sydney Silverman's bill for the abolition of the death penalty was passed by the House of Commons. It was defeated in the Lords on 10th July.

1960 45 men were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Monmouthshire, Wales.

1991 Margaret Thatcher announced that she was to retire from the House of Commons at the next general election. The former prime minister, who held her Finchley seat for more than thirty years, said she intended to remain in politics and wanted to go to the House of Lords.

2004 The US handed sovereignty back to Iraq in a low-key ceremony in Baghdad.

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raveydavey · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

June 29th:

1613 The original Globe Theatre in London burned down after a cannon was fired during a performance of a Shakespearean play and set fire to the straw roof. The theatre was totally destroyed, but rose again in June 1614, this time with a tiled roof.

1620 After denouncing smoking as a health hazard, King James I of England banned the growing of tobacco in Britain.

1801 Britain held its first population census - producing a population figure of 8,800,000.

1829 The first policeman to be murdered in Britain was Constable William Grantham in Somers Town. He went to the aid of a woman involved in a fight between drunken men and when he fell, all three proceeded to kick him to death.

1855 Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper was first published, a result of the publisher's anger over the Crimean War and a desire to express it.

1871 The Trade Union Act was passed, giving trade unions legal status for the first time.

1905 The Automobile Association was set up by motorists angered by police harassment and to warn drivers of speed traps. In some respects, nowt changes.

1927 For the first time in 200 years, a total eclipse of the sun was seen in Britain. Those at Giggleswick in Yorkshire were able to see a perfect, full eclipse which lasted for less than 1/2 minute.

1956: Arthur Miller, US playwright, married Marilyn Monroe in London.

1960: BBC unveils TV 'factory'. The BBC's new Television Centre will be the "Hollywood" of the small screen, the corporation's director of TV announces.

1966 In Britain, Barclays Bank introduced the Barclaycard - the UK's first credit card.

1986 Millionaire Richard Branson smashed the world record for the fastest powerboat crossing of the Atlantic.

1995 Lisa Clayton, from Birmingham, became the first British woman to sail solo around the world from the northern hemisphere. Her voyage, in a 39 ft sloop, Spirit of Birmingham, took 285 days.

2001 The government announced that a memorial fountain in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, was to be built in London's Hyde Park.

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raveydavey · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:

June 30th:

1596 An English expedition under Lord Howard of Effingham and the Earl of Essex (a mate of Gophers?) attacked Cadiz, ravaged the Spanish coast, and captured much booty. Philip II was thus prevented from sending an Armada against England.

1643 The Battle of Adwalton Moor (also called Atherton Moor) in the English Civil War. The Royalists under the Earl of Newcastle defeated the Parliamentarians.

1837 Punishment by pillory was finally abolished in Britain. Shame, they should bring it back, with free tomatoes for all.

1859: The great tightrope walker, Blondin, crossed Niagara Falls from the US to Canada in just eight minutes. The rope was stretched 1,100 feet (335.28 m) and suspended 160 feet (48.76 m) above the Falls. Over 25,000 people watched him make the return with a tripod camera, stop midway and photograph the crowds. Many fainted.

1893 Birth of Harold (Joseph) Laski, English politician and economist who campaigned for social reforms. He became chairman of the Labour Party in 1945.

1894 London's Tower Bridge was officially opened to traffic by the Prince of Wales. After the ceremony the bascules were raised to allow a flotilla of ships and boats to sail down the Thames. Several years later John Wayne jumped the gap in a Ford Capri, but misjudged his landing and ended up in a skip.

1954 A total eclipse of the sun spread from America, through Europe and on to Asia.

1956 ‘I’m Walking Backwards For Christmas’, written and performed by arch-Goon Spike Milligan, entered the British singles chart ..... six months after Christmas.

1957 The British Egg Marketing Board stamped a crowned lion on British eggs as a sign of freshness. In the first week 80% of all eggs sold carried the stamp.

1960 The London production of the stage musical Oliver opened in the West End.

1973 Observers aboard the Concorde jet observed a 72 minute solar eclipse.

1974: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Soviet-born ballet dancer, defected while on tour in Canada with the Kirov Ballet.

1981 A youth fired a blank pistol at the Queen during the Trooping of the Colour ceremony.

1992 Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took her place in the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

1997 Britain handed Hong Kong back to China at midnight, when the 99 year lease expired.

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raveydavey · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

1st July:

1837 Compulsory registration of births, marriages and deaths came into effect in England and Wales.

1838 Charles Darwin presented a paper to the Linnaean Society in London, setting out his theory of the evolution of species.

1911 The introduction of the British Copyright Act - protecting an author's works for 50 years after their death.

1916 World War I: At least 20,000 British soldiers were killed and a further 40,000 were injured on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. It was the greatest number of British casualties in a single day's fighting in modern history.

1921 The formation of the British Legion.

1937 The telephone emergency service, 999, became operational in Britain.

1941 World War II: In North Africa, the German advance under the command of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was halted at El Alemein.

1961 Diana, the Princess of Wales, was born.

1967 Colour television came to Europe with a seven hour transmission on BBC 2 in Britain from the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.

1969 Prince Charles was invested Prince of Wales by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Caernarfon Castle in north Wales.

1977 British tennis player Virginia Wade won the Women's Singles Championship at Wimbledon in its Centenary Year and during Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee year.

1996 In addition to a practical exam, learner drivers in Britain had to pass a written exam for the first time.

1998 The first meeting of the historic Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast, following the signing of the Good Friday Peace Agreement.

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