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Postby chenrezig » 08 Mar 2016, 18:04

1702 Anne Stuart, sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland after William III died in a riding accident. Despite seventeen pregnancies, Anne died without surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart. She was succeeded by her second cousin George I of the House of Hanover.

1765 Britain's House of Lords passed the Stamp Act to tax the American colonies.

1775 An anonymous writer, thought by some to be the Norfolk born author Thomas Paine, published 'African Slavery in America', the first article in the American colonies calling for the equality of slaves and the abolition of slavery.

1813 The London Royal Philharmonic Society staged its first concert.

1859 The birth, in Edinburgh, of author Kenneth Grahame, most famous for The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows, an enchanting story involving the characters Toad, Badger, Mole and Ratty.

1908 The House of Commons turned down the women's suffrage bill, thus denying the right for women to vote.

1910 The first pilots' licences were issued, to an Englishman - J T C Moore Brabazon, and a Frenchwoman - Elise Deroche.

1930 Mahatma Gandhi began the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule in India

1950 Rover unveiled the world's first car to be powered with a gas turbine engine. Codenamed JET1 the two-seater model would be powered by the same kind of engine used in a jet aeroplane, with a fuel consumption of 5 to 7 miles per gallon.

1954 The birth of Scottish swimmer David Wilkie MBE (born in Sri Lanka), Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s.

1961 Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor and founder of the London Philharmonic Orchestra died, aged 81.

1963 The first Ford Anglia was produced at Halewood, LIverpool.

1966 A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroyed Nelson's Pillar in Dublin. No one was hurt by the explosion. Six days after the original damage, Irish Army engineers blew up the rest of the pillar after judging the structure to be too unsafe to restore. The planned demolition caused more destruction on O'Connell Street than the original blast, and broke many windows.

1971 British postal workers returned to work after a strike lasting 7 weeks.

1972 The Goodyear airship Europa flew over Britain. It was the the first airship over Britain in 20 years.

1977 Princess Anne announced that she was expecting her 1st child - Peter.

2001 Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird, was recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water in Cumbria. Campbell was killed on 4th January 1967 at more than 300 mph whilst attempting to break his own water speed record. His grave is in the new parish churchyard at Coniston and a commemorative plaque is in Coniston, close to the water's edge.

2014 The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (known as Clare's Law) came into effect across England and Wales. The scheme allowed people find out from police if their partner has a history of domestic violence and was named after 36 year-old Clare Wood who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2009.
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Re: 8th March

Postby wendy » 08 Mar 2016, 18:49

Thank you liz
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