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Julius Caesar starts the fashion for dictatorship
On this day in 100BC Julius Caesar was born. Nearly two thousand years later, the name of this man still stands for power and military... Read More
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The Boyne, where King Billy met King James
On this day in 1690, The Battle of the Boyne was fought between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the... Read More
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Lady Godiva, Coventry’s streaker
On this day in 1040 Lady Godiva rode naked on horseback through Coventry, according to legend, to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to... Read More
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Bill Haley, twentieth century Shaker
On this day in 1955 the recording Rock around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets reached number one in the Billboard listings. It... Read More
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Betty Ford, President’s wife and addict
On this day in 2011 Betty Ford, First Lady to US President Gerald Ford,died. During her husband’s terms of office, she was a well-liked and... Read More
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Independence Day – US Congress hangs together
On this day in 1776 US congress proclaimed the Declaration of Independence from Britain. There is not much more about this event that hasn’t already... Read More
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Karl Benz introduces the motor car
On this day in 1886, the first motor car was driven in Germany by Karl Benz. With more than a billion cars in the world... Read More