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The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America
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British colonies forming the United States
The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9
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Fire in British India
The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire
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Radiotelegraphic communications network within the British Empire in the 20th century
Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout
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British left-wing political activist (1911–2002)
Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
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1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
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British princess
An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
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Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.
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King of England in 1016
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George’s Day.
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British order of chivalry
King Charles II of England
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King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
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1914–1918 global conflict
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final
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Association football club in Cardiff, Wales
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
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1939–1945 global conflict
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter
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German air raids on British cities during World War II