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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182

  • 21st November 2020
  • Tagged as: Birmingham, Bomb, Britain, England, Explosion, IRA, Irish Republicanism, Provisional IRA, Terror, Terrorism, United Kingdom

21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub bombings.

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14th November 1990: Margaret Thatcher faces leadership challenge

  • 14th November 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Conservative, Government, Leadership, Politics, Thatcher, Tory, United Kingdom

On the 14th November 1990, Margaret Thatcher’s fifteen year leadership of the British Conservative Party was challenged by Michael Heseltine, a former cabinet minister.

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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 17th 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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11th September 1978: Last ever death from smallpox

  • 11th September 2020
  • Tagged as: Disease, England, Health, Medicine, Science, United Kingdom, Vaccination

On the 11th September 1978, Janet Parker became the last recorded person in the world to die from smallpox.

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15th February 1971: The UK and Ireland decimalise their currency

  • 15th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Currency, Economy, Ireland, United Kingdom

On the 15th February 1971, the United Kingdom and Ireland abandoned their old currency of pounds, shillings and pence and introduced a decimalised system.

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13th February 1689: William and Mary become co-regents

  • 13th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Constitution, England, Glorious Revolution, Invasion, Ireland, Magna Carta, Monarchy, Protestantism, Religion, United Kingdom, William and Mary

On the 13th February 1689, William and Mary became co-regents of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland after agreeing to the Declaration of Right.

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7th February 1964: The Beatles’ first visit to the USA

  • 7th February 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Beatles, Britain, Culture, Music, United Kingdom, USA

On the 7th February 1964, the Beatles visited the United States for the first time.

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5th February 1924: The BBC ‘pips’ first broadcast to mark the time

  • 5th February 2020
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Radio, Science, Technology, Time, United Kingdom

On the 5th February 1924 the BBC ‘pips’ were broadcast for the first time.

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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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27th January 1967: The Outer Space Treaty that is the basis for all space laws opened for signatures

  • 27th January 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Moon, Science, Space, Technology, United Kingdom, United Nations, USSR

The Outer Space Treaty, which provides the basic framework on international space law, was opened for signatures in the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom.

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