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5th September 1698: Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards

  • 5th September 2020
  • Tagged as: Beards, Economy, Europe, Fashion, Monarchy, Russia, Tax, Tsar

On the 5th September 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia – otherwise known as Peter the Great – imposed a tax on beards.

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7th June 1520: Henry VIII and Francis I meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold

  • 7th June 2020
  • Tagged as: England, Europe, Field of Cloth of Gold, France, Francis I, Henry VIII, Monarchy, Wolsey

In 1518 the English Cardinal Wolsey had negotiated the Treaty of London, a non-aggression pact that was signed by the twenty major European powers of the time.

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5th June 1883: First Orient Express train departs Paris

  • 5th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Belgium, Constantinople, Europe, France, Paris, Railway, Train, Transport, Transportation, Travel

The first Orient Express train, known at the time as Express d’Orient, departed Paris.

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25th March 1957: Treaty of Rome establishes the EEC

  • 25th March 2020
  • Tagged as: Belgium, Economy, Europe, France, International Relations, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Politics, West Germany

On the 25th March 1957 the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundations for the European Economic Community, was signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany.

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11th March 1918: First confirmed case of ‘Spanish Flu’

  • 11th March 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Disease, Europe, First World War, Health, Spain, USA

On the 11th March 1918 the first confirmed case of what was to become known as Spanish Flu was identified at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, a huge military facility in Kansas.

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1st January 1772: First traveller’s cheques, known as “circular notes”, put on sale

  • 1st January 2020
  • Tagged as: American Express, Currency, Economy, Europe, Finance, Grand Tour, London, Travel

The first traveller’s cheques, in the form of a ‘circular note’ issued by a bank, went on sale in London.

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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

  • 9th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Berlin, Berlin Wall, Cold War, Communism, East Germany, Europe, Germany, Politics, West Germany

In the evening of the 9th November 1989, the East German government opened the Berlin Wall after central committee spokesman Guenter Schabowski mistakenly announced that GDR citizens could cross into West Berlin with immediate effect.

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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

  • 27th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Europe, Mexico, Papacy, Papal States, Pope, Rome, Smoking, Tobacco, Urban VII, Urban VIII, Vatican

The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ban.

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9th June 1815: The ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna signed

  • 9th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Austria, Britain, Europe, First World War, France, Metternich, Napoleon, Prussia, Russia, Vienna, Waterloo

The ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna was signed on the 9th June 1815, nine days before Napoleon’s final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.

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24th May 1956: 1st Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland

  • 24th May 2019
  • Tagged as: Entertainment, Europe, Eurovision, Israel, Music, Switzerland, Television

On the 24th May 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland.

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