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Date
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Year
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Clue
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Answer
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1st
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1979
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This footballer became the first £1 million player, when he transferred from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest
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Trevor Francis
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2nd
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1665
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This North American city was captured by the British, later going onto be named New York
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New Amsterdam
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3rd
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1014
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This King died, becoming England's shortest reigning king, ruling for just 40 days
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Sweyn Forkbeard
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4th
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211
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This Roman Emperor died in Eboracum, now known as York
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Septimius Severus
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5th
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1996
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These two British supermarket chains become the first in the UK to stock GM products, in this case, GM Tomato Puree (name one)
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Sainsbury's | Safeway
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6th
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1952
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Queen Elizabeth II succeeds her father as British monarch, but where was she when she heard the news of his death?
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Kenya
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7th
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1812
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This novelist, responsible for works such as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Christmas Carol', was born
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Charles Dickens
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8th
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1855
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A series of mysterious footprints appear in the snow in Devon. They traverse roofs, rivers and haystacks and come to be known as
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The Devil's Footprints
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9th
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1540
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The first recorded meeting of this sport was held in Chester
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Horse Racing
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10th
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1906
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This British battleship was launched, making all other battleships obsolete overnight
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HMS Dreadnought
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11th
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1895
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The lowest temperature ever in Britain; -27.2 Celsius, was recorded at this place in Scotland
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Braemar
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12th
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2019
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This English football goalkeeper, blinded in one eye in a car crash earlier in his life, died on his day
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Gordon Banks
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13th
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1945
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This German city was virtually destroyed by nearly 4000 tonnes of bombs dropped by the RAF and the USAAF
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Dresden
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14th
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2006
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This payment method was first introduced in Britain
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Chip and Pin
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15th
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1971
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The government introduced this new way of organising currency on this day
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Decimalisation
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Date
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Year
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Clue
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Answer
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16th
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1646
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The last major battle of this conflict took place at Torrington in Devon
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The English Civil War
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17th
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1874
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This political party, under the stewardship of Benjamin Disraeli, won it's first majority since 1841
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The Conservative Party
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18th
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1871
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This inventor, credited for the invention of 'rustless' steel, later to be called 'stainless' steel, was born
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Harry Brearley
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19th
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1408
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Henry IV was victorious at the Battle of Bramham Moor, therefore ending this particular rebellion, named after the family he defeated
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The Percy Rebellion
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20th
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1472
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These two groups of islands became part of Scotland (name one)
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Shetland | Orkney
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21st
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1804
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Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick demonstrates the World's first of this type of vehicle, winning a wager in the process
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Steam Locomotive
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22nd
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1371
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King Robert II ascends to the throne in Scotland, beginning a royal dynasty that would continue until 1714
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The Stuart Dynasty
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23rd
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1965
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This British comedian, who once formed one half of a comedy duo, died aged 74
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Stan Laurel
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24th
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1993
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This footballer, who captained both West Ham and England, died aged 51
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Bobby Moore
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25th
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1939
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The first of these wartime safety measures were built in Britain, with 2.5 million eventually being built
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Anderson Shelter
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26th
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1935
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Robert Watson-Watt first demonstrates this technology in Northamptonshire
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RADAR
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27th
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1700
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Author, scientific observer and sea captain, William Dampier, discovered this island off the coast of New Guinea
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New Britain
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28th
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1888
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A new invention that would transform global transport was tested in Belfast, by youngster, Johnny Dunlop, as he was riding his tricycle under his father's supervision
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Pneumatic Tyres
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29th
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1692
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This poet, and inventor of a revolutionary form of shorthand, is born in Manchester
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John Byrom
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