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1999: Eric Clapton and his 1956 Fender Stratocaster “Brownie”

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It happened today – this day in history – June 24

24/06/202123/06/2021 YA Reporter Anne of Cleeves, Bannoclburn, Bob Dylan, David Cameron, Edward VII, Eric Clapton, Eton, Euro 2004, freemasons, Gorzhdy, Henry VIII, June 24, Led Zeppelin, Mary Pickford, Michael Mates, Napoleon, news, Olympics, Paracelsus, Picasso, radar, Sally Ride, Sluys, Today in history, Trump, UFOs, William III

1314: Scotland regains independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn. 1340: The English fleet destroys the French at the

It happened today – this day in history – September 12

12/09/201911/09/2019 Mick Ferris Biko, Chevalier, Concorde, Eton, history, September 12, yellow advertiser

1440: Eton College was founded by Henry VI for 25 poor and needy scholars. Prefects were warned to look out