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24th July 1927: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is unveiled

24th July 2020
Tagged as: Belgium, Britain, Commonwealth, First World War, France, Memorial

On the 24^th July 1927, the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing was unveiled in the Belgian city of Ypres.

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12th December 1963: Kenya gains independence from the United Kingdom

12th December 2019
Tagged as: Africa, Britain, British Empire, Commonwealth, Imperialism, Independence, Kenya, Mau Mau, United Kingdom

Kenya had been under British rule since the 19th Century, and since becoming a colony in 1920 African demands for a greater role in politics had grown.

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22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica

22nd June 2019
Tagged as: Britain, British Empire, Commonwealth, Empire, Jamaica, London, Nationalism, Race

MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian immigrants.

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24th July 1927: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is unveiled

12th December 1963: Kenya gains independence from the United Kingdom

22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica

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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

23rd October 1739: The War of Jenkins’ Ear begins when England declare war on Spain

22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent

21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne, prompting the War of the Austrian Succession

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

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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