On the 4th August 1693, legend says that French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon invented champagne.
3rd October 1918: Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria comes to the throne
3rd October 2017
On the 31st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to sailors.
On the 29th July 1567, James VI was crowned king of Scotland when he was just 13 months old.
On the 27th July 1942, Allied forces in North Africa stopped the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El Alamein.
The first ever women’s cricket match was played on Gosden Common near Guildford in Surrey.
On the 21st July 1970, construction was completed on the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.
At 12 noon on the 13th July 1985, an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch Live Aid, the “global jukebox” broadcast live from Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.
On the 5th July 1948, healthcare provision in the UK was nationalized when the National Health Service was launched.
The world speed record for locomotives – steam trains – was set on the 3rd July 1938 by Number 4468 Mallard.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017