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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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13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone

9th January 1349: Jews massacred in Basel during the Black Death persecutions

3rd October 1918: Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria comes to the throne

9th September 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

18th August 1920: Ratification of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees female suffrage

17th August 1836: Parliament passes the 1836 Marriage Act, allowing non-Anglican ceremonies

16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram

15th August 1914: The Panama Canal officially opened with the transit of SS Ancon

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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