Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
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The first edition of The Manchester Guardian
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The General Treaty
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1952 treaty giving limited sovereignty to West Germany
Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
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Series of civil wars in England (1455–1487)
Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
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The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.
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World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
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Nazi concentration camp network in northern Germany
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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English politician (born 1945)
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British Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)
The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened; it is the first steam-hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets and include a tunnel.
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