27th July 1940: Bugs Bunny makes his cartoon debut in A Wild Hare
Bugs Bunny made his first appearance in the Merrie Melodies cartoon A Wild Hare. A wisecracking...
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29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada
The Battle of Gravelines, the decisive battle of the Spanish Armada, took place off the coast of...
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25th July 1909: Louis Blériot makes the first powered cross-Channel flight
French aviator Louis Charles Joseph Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel in a...
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3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Cruz banned rock and roll music at public...
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5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third term as President of the United ...
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7th November 1492: Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact
The oldest meteorite with a known date of impact crashed into a wheat field outside the Alsatian...
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when...
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29th May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople
On the 29th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took...
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30th May 1381: Outbreak of the Peasants’ Revolt in England
The Peasants’ Revolt was triggered when John Bampton arrived in Essex to investigate non-payment...
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31st May 1669: Samuel Pepys writes the last entry in his diary
On the 31st May 1669, Samuel Pepys wrote the final entry of his famous diary. He stopped writing...
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1st June 1495: First written reference to Scotch whisky (distilled at @LindoresAbbey)
The royal Exchequer Rolls from Scotland recorded the first known written reference to Scotch...
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2nd June 1946: Italians vote to turn their country into a republic
On the 2nd June 1946, Italians voted in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and turn their...
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9th November 1918: Wilhelm II abdicates as Kaiser of Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia after the German Revolution...
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10th November 1969: Sesame Street first broadcast
On the 10th November 1969, the American children’s television show Sesame Street was broadcast...
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8th November 1923: The Nazis begin the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich
On the 8th November 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch took place when Adolf Hitler along with First...
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6th November 1975: Sex Pistols play their first gig
On the 6th November 1975, the Sex Pistols played their first gig at St. Martin's College of Art...
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12th November 1990: World Wide Web first proposed
On the 12th November 1990, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first formal...
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17th August 1982: First commercial CD produced in Germany
On the 17th August 1982, the very first commercial compact disc was produced in the German town...
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19th August 1991: August Coup places Gorbachev under house arrest
On the 19th August 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev, the President of the Soviet Union, was placed under...
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18th May 1830: The world’s first lawnmower licensed for manufacture by Edwin Budding
British inventor Edwin Budding went into partnership with foundry owner John Ferrabee to...
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