On the 5th September 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia – otherwise known as Peter the Great – imposed a tax on beards.
26th March 1830: The Book of Mormon first went on sale at E. B. Grandin’s book store
26th March 2020
The bikini swimsuit was introduced for the first time, four days after an atomic test at the Bikini Atoll.
On the 20th May 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secured the patent for riveted blue jeans.
Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll made its debut at New York Toy Fair.
27th September 1908: First Model T Ford produced in Detroit
27th September 2020
26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
26th September 2020
25th September 1513: European ‘discovery’ of the Pacific Ocean
25th September 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018