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1969: Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales

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It happened today – this day in history – July 1

01/07/202130/06/2021 YA Reporter Battle of the Boyne, Battle of the Somme, Beatles, Canada, Einstein, Fidel Castro, Gettysburg, Hefner, Hong Kong, July 1, Maudling, Napoleon, news, Olympics, Philby, Pinochet, Prince of Wales, Sarah Payne, Saturn, Sebastopol, Sir Thomas More, Steve Ovett, sunglasses, Theodore Roosevelt, Today in history, Tour de France, Virginia Wade

251: The Battle of Abrittus is won by the Goths against the Romans. 1200: Sunglasses are invented in China. 1535:

1961: East German soldiers set up barbed wire barricades at the border separating East and West Berlin

It happened today – this day in history – August 13

13/08/202012/08/2020 Mick Ferris August 13, Berlin Wall, Edward VII, Henry V, history, Jagger, Julian Assange, Les Paul, Manhattan Project, Prince of Wales

1415: Henry V’s army lands at the mouth of the River Seine in France. 1521: Spanish conquistadors under Hernan Cortes

It happened today – this day in history – April 9

09/04/202009/04/2020 Mick Ferris April 9, Churchill, Concorde, Faldo, Hannett, history, Loren, Mae West, Major, Mercury, Ochs, Prince of Wales, Verwoerd

1413: Henry V is crowned King of England. 1483: Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king