World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from appendicitis.
1st June 1495: First written reference to Scotch whisky (distilled at @LindoresAbbey)
1st June 2018
19th February 1985: BBC broadcasts first episode of EastEnders
19th February 2019
18th February 1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly
18th February 2019
17th February 1864: An enemy ship sunk by submarine for the first time
17th February 2019
16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun’s burial chamber
16th February 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017