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in 1916 the Battle of the Somme begins. Visit our free exhibition, World War Ireland, in No.2-3 Kildare Street to learn more about the Irish involvement in Zoom in here:https://t.co/KHGC8hmnAZ

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2019-07-01

The Globe burned down in 1613 when theatrical cannon fire ignited its thatched roof during a performance of "Henry VIII." Read a contemporary account: https://t.co/gUPbStKnrv.

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2019-06-29

in 1613, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, England, burns down during a performance of "Henry VIII." The fire was apparently started by a misdirected canon shot that set its thatched roof ablaze. (Images: Getty)

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2019-06-29

Exactly 50 years ago the riots began. We've released four first-hand accounts that bring to life some of the history people will be celebrating this weekend.

LISTEN: https://t.co/balpQm7MgR

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2019-06-28

Becontree station opened in 1926. It is said that the station's haunted by the ghost of a blonde woman dressed in white. Artist Mobb depicted her in this winning piece 'The faceless woman' See it in our exhibition until 14 July. https://t.co/qjR44BJBf2

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2019-06-28

The Neandertal skull Amud-1 was found in 1961, highly compressed and fragmented. Dated 50-70 ka. Cranial capacity 1736 cc!! (largest among Neandertals)

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2019-06-28

Frontispiece to Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904), a book of traditional Japanese ghost stories compiled by the great scholar and translator Lafcadio Hearn, who was born in 1850. Read the book here: https://t.co/DrgAdVo3Vc

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2019-06-27

Mathematician Augustus de Morgan was born in 1806
Catch the Sublime Symmetry tour at the Museum in Bournemouth and see how mathematics inspired the ceramic designs of Augustus's son William https://t.co/gI6spnv12b

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2019-06-27

In honor of anniversary, here are collages of all the original storyboards I own from the kennel scene. Some are design images, as he & tried to figure out how the transformation would work.

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2019-06-26

Fought in 1757, Battle of was the most decisive of the Seven Years War (1756-63) between various rulers, aided by &
Painted by Francis Hayman. 1762, Lord Clive & the defector Mir Jafer meeting after the battle

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2019-06-23

in 1757, the Battle of Plassey began in resulting in a victory of troops over the then Nawab, Siraj-ud-Daulah. The used much of the state’s trade revenue to strengthen their military power before gradually colonising the subcontinent.

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2019-06-23

"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) w/ and was released 31 years ago today.

We're still waiting for a sequel. 🤔

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2019-06-23

James Short was born in Edinburgh in 1710.

During his 35-year career as a telescope-maker in both and he produced about 1360 instruments that were sold all over the world. https://t.co/33tw9BdIsx

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2019-06-21

“Gardens are not pieces of ground kept solely for the delight of gardeners.”
Happy birthday to our designer pioneering voice in landscape first female member of the , commissioned to work on 200 landscapes, born in 1872.

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2019-06-20

that the War of 1812, declared in 1812, was one of the main factors influencing the building of the

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2019-06-18

John Rennie's Waterloo Bridge opened 1817. We were given one of the stones from the bridge when it was dismantled to make way for the modern bridge in the 1930s/40s.

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2019-06-18

in 1928, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen disappeared with 5 crew while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic. Their bodies were never found. 17 yrs earlier he became the 1st to reach the S. Pole. See photos from that expedition here: https://t.co/NeIvHPOlvz

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2019-06-18

A musical interlude:

The Duet
Henry Holiday
born London, 17 June 1839

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2019-06-18