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17th October 1814: The London Beer Flood kills 8 people

17th October 2020
Tagged as: Alcohol, Beer, Britain, Drowning, England, Health and Safety, London, Poverty, Slum, United Kingdom

On the 17^th October 1814 eight people were killed when nearly one and a half million litres of beer swept out of London’s Horse Shoe Brewery and formed an alcoholic tidal wave that swept down Tottenham Court Road.

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31st January 1983: It became compulsory for drivers in the UK to wear a seat belt

31st January 2020
Tagged as: Automobile, Britain, Health and Safety, Law, Legislation, United Kingdom

The modern 3-point seat belt was created by Swedish inventor Nils Bohlin, who was a safety engineer for car manufacturer Volvo.

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17th October 1814: The London Beer Flood kills 8 people

31st January 1983: It became compulsory for drivers in the UK to wear a seat belt

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne, prompting the War of the Austrian Succession

19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia

18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces fight for the first time

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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