The Act outlawed slavery throughout the British Empire although the impact took a long time to be felt. There were also some exceptions such as in areas controlled by the East India Company.
On the 31st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to sailors.
Johnson’s finished dictionary contained 42,773 words, each of which featured a number of notes on their specific usage.
The modern 3-point seat belt was created by Swedish inventor Nils Bohlin, who was a safety engineer for car manufacturer Volvo.
Describing itself as ‘a charity that works to preserve and protect historic places and spaces – for ever, for everyone’ the National Trust is one of the largest landowners in the United Kingdom.
The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution and weather conditions.
21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub bombings.
The First Opium War formally ended when Britain and China signed the Treaty of Nanking, the first of the ‘unequal treaties’.
George, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great Britain.
Official figures placed attendance at 126,000 people – 1,000 more than the stadium’s capacity – but estimates suggest that the crowd was probably twice that size.
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