On the 20th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first set.
21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
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On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.
On 15th May 1928, the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey and Minnie Mouse was shown to a theatre audience.
On the 18th October 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was established.
At 7am on the 30th September 1967, the words “… And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1” launched the BBC’s new popular music station.
On the 24th May 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland.
On the 29th February 1940, American actress Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Oscar at the Academy Awards.
13th April 1919: British troops commit the Amritsar Massacre
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12th April 1945: Harry Truman becomes president of the USA
12th April 2021
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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