The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.
3rd February 1961: Operation Looking Glass begins its 29-year Cold War flight above the USA
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On the 6th July 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles met for the first time at the St. Peter’s Church garden fête in Woolton, Liverpool.
Charles Dodgson, better known as the author Lewis Carroll, told a story to the sisters Alice, Lorina and Edith Liddell that was to develop into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
With the aid of a 26 foot long balancing pole, he crossed the gorge in a stunt taking just 23 minutes.
Sharon Buchanan, a cashier at the Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, scanned the world’s first Universal Product Code (better known as a barcode) on a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum.
On the 19th June 1978, the Garfield comic strip was first published.
Having opened on 16 June 1884, passengers paid 5 cents to ride the Switchback Railways and achieved speeds of up to 6 miles per hour.
Elvis Presley purchased Graceland for $102,500 in 1957 when he was 22 years old.
“White Christmas” has since gone on to become the world’s biggest-selling single of all time.
The first instalment of the Star Wars film series was released in cinemas in the United States of America.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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