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12th January 1895: Foundation of the National Trust

12th January 2022
Tagged as: Charity, England, Heritage, Museum

On the 12^th January 1895, the National Trust was founded by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley.

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13th July 1985: Live Aid is watched by 1.9 billion people

13th July 2021
Tagged as: America, Britain, Charity, Concert, England, Ethiopia, Music, Satellite, USA

At 12 noon on the 13^th 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.

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11th December 1946: UNICEF established by the United Nations General Assembly

11th December 2018
Tagged as: Aid, Charity, Children, Second World War, UNICEF, United Nations, Welfare

The United Nations General Assembly established UNICEF to provide help for children in countries affected by World War II.

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12th January 1895: Foundation of the National Trust

13th July 1985: Live Aid is watched by 1.9 billion people

11th December 1946: UNICEF established by the United Nations General Assembly

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR

5th July 1948: Launch of the National Health Service in England and Wales

4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

3rd July 1938: World speed record for steam locomotives set by Number 4468 Mallard at just under 126mph

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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