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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days

5th December 2018
Tagged as: coal, England, Environment, London, Pollution, Smog, United Kingdom

The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution and weather conditions.

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24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

24th March 2018
Tagged as: Alaska, disaster, Environment, Exxon Valdez, Oil, Ship, Wildlife

Exxon Valdez had only recently departed the Valdez Marine Terminal when the captain, Joseph Hazelwood, left Third Mate Gregory Cousins in charge of steering the vessel while he retired to his quarters.

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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days

24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

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10th December 1799: France adopts the metric system for weights and measures

2nd July 1881: American President James A. Garfield shot by Charles J. Guiteau

9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death

22nd April 1915: Chlorine gas marks start of 2nd Battle of Ypres

21st April 1918: Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shot down and killed

20th April 1965: Windows of the Houston Astrodome painted to stop glare

19th April 1839: The Treaty of London establishes an independent Belgium

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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