It happened today – this day in history – April 24
1731: Death of novelist Daniel Defoe. 1801: First performance of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio “Die Jahreszeiten”. 1872: Mt Vesuvius erupts in
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 23
1633: Birth of diarist Samuel Pepys. 1685: Birth of composer George Frideric Handel in Halle, Germany. 1689: William III is
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 27
1571: Birth of German astronomer Johannes Kepler. 1831: HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board departs England for a survey
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Cabbages, get your lovely fresh cabbages!
The Labour Party may be “under new management” but two of the previous landlords seem oblivious to the unspoken rule
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