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1950: End of petrol rationing in the UK

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It happened today – this day in history – May 26

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1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for

1937: The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

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It happened today – this day in history – May 27

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1564: Death of Protestant religious reformer John Calvin aged 54. 1679: The Habeas Corpus Act (strengthening a person’s right to

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1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for

1960: Harold Macmillan

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It happened today – this day in history – February 3

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1377: Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the

1978: Terry Kath

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It happened today – this day in history – January 23

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1368: Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as Hongwu Emperor, initiating the Ming Dynasty. 1556: The deadliest earthquake

1946: Patents are filed in the US for the H-bomb

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1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for