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Happy Birthday #OnThisDay 1517
The birth of Mary I-Queen of England (daughter of Henry VIII) #Royalty
'Throughout American history, intelligence has helped secure our country and our freedoms.' Pres #Obama #OnThisDay
#OnThisDay 1864 C.Dodgson gave Alice Liddell a story she had inspired him to write- It was called Alice in Wonderland
#OnThisDay 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar. English-Nelson defeated French/Spanish Napoleon (pictured) @NapoleonQuotes1
"Young Eric Lock"had spectacular day #onthisday 1940.With 4 victories became an"ace"@RAFBBMF http://t.co/vTTrNwRuxd
"Young Eric Lock" had a spectacular day #onthisday 1940.With 4 victories he became an "ace" http://t.co/vTTrNwRuxd
#Bornonthisday in 1847:#MaxLiebermann, German painter and etcher, instrumental in bringing Impressionism to Germany
#onthisday 1162, Thomas à Becket was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. #history
#onthisday 1838, the last battle on English soil took place at the Battle of Bosenden Wood #history
#onthisday in 1994 the Edvard Munch painting The Scream was recovered after it was taken for 3 months #BatmanScream
#onthisday 1429, Joan of Arc arrived at Orleans to eventually lead French forces to victory over the English #history
#onthisday 1860, The first world title boxing match took place near Farnborough, Hampshire #history
#onthisday #history John Franklin the English Arctic explorer who discovered the Northwest Passage was born.
#onthisday 1633 Bananas went on display for the first time in Britain! #history
#onthisday 1413, Henry V became King of England. Early 15th century manuscript illustration #history
#onthisday 1927, The lance ceased to be an official weapon in the British Army. Image of court jousting from 1470
#onthisday 1994, The Church of England ordained the first women priests (32 in total) at Bristol Cathedral.
#onthisday 1935, Britain imposed a 30 mph speed limit in built up areas. Illustration from the Wizard of Oz, 1904