Tag: Britain

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26th May 1940: Start of the Dunkirk evacuation

• 26th May 2023
• Tagged as: Army, Britain, Churchill, Evacuation, France, Germany, Navy, Nazi, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Second World War

Operation Dynamo, better known as the evacuation of Dunkirk, began.

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16th May 1916: The Sykes-Picot Agreement ratified by Britain and France

• 16th May 2023
• Tagged as: Arab Revolt, Arabia, Britain, First World War, France, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Sykes-Picot

The secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France, formally known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was ratified.

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13th May 1787: The First Fleet departs for Australia from Portsmouth in England

• 13th May 2023
• Tagged as: America, Australia, Britain, Colonialism, Criminal, Exploration, Imperialism, Ship, South Africa

On the 13^th May 1787, the eleven ships of the “First Fleet” set sail under Captain Arthur Phillip from Portsmouth, England, to establish a penal colony in Australia.

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10th May 1857: The start of the Indian Mutiny (First War of Indian Independence)

• 10th May 2023
• Tagged as: Britain, East India Company, Enfield Rifle, Imperialism, India, Mutiny, Politics, Religion, Sepoy

The Indian Mutiny, also known as the First War of Indian Independence, began in Meerut.

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8th May 1945: Victory in Europe Day is celebrated as a public holiday to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe

• 8th May 2023
• Tagged as: Britain, Eisenhower, Europe, Germany, Peace, Rheims, Second World War, Surrender, Treaty

VE Day was declared a public holiday in Britain and was marked with jubilant scenes across the world, much as the end of the First World War had been met with cheers and dancing.

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7th May 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by the German U-Boat, U-20

• 7th May 2023
• Tagged as: America, Britain, First World War, Germany, Ireland, Liverpool, Navy, New York, Passenger, Ship, USA, Wilson

The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of Ireland.

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24th April 1916: The Easter Rising begins in Dublin

• 24th April 2023
• Tagged as: Britain, Dublin, Easter, Ireland, Irish Republicanism, Republic, Revolt, Uprising

The Easter Rising began in Dublin, with the aim of securing an independent Irish Republic.

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15th April 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ in London

• 15th April 2023
• Tagged as: Britain, Culture, Dictionary, England, English, Language, Literature, United Kingdom

Johnson’s finished dictionary contained 42,773 words, each of which featured a number of notes on their specific usage.

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13th April 1919: British troops commit the Amritsar Massacre

• 13th April 2023
• Tagged as: Amritsar, Army, Britain, Independence, India, Massacre, Nationalism, Violence

Troops from the British Indian Army committed the Amritsar Massacre when they opened fire on nonviolent protesters and pilgrims at Jallianwala Bagh.

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10th April 1858: Big Ben, the bell inside the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, was cast

• 10th April 2023
• Tagged as: Bell, Britain, Clock, England, London, Parliament, Time, Westminster

The bell has chimed the hours almost non-stop since it first rang in July 1859, over a year after the bell itself was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.