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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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1759
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This entrepreneur founded his pottery company, mass producing cameos depicting abolitionist imagery
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Josiah Wedgwood
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2nd
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1982
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This Argentinian light cruiser was sunk by British submarine HMS Conqueror
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ARA General Belgrano
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3rd
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1926
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Britain ground to a halt on this day because of this
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A General Strike
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4th
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1979
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This woman became Britain's first female Prime Minister on this day
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Margaret Thatcher
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5th
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1980
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The SAS stormed this building in London after it had been taken over by terrorists
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The Iranian Embassy
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6th
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878
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Alfred the Great was victorious at this battle, defeating the Great Heathen Army, and maintaining Anglo-Saxon rule in parts of England
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The Battle of Edington
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7th
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1956
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RH Turton, the Health Minister, suggested that these products caused no ill effects on health
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Cigarettes
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8th
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1429
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This French maiden led the French to victory against the English at Orleans
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Joan of Arc
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9th
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1960
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The sexual revolution began in Britain, when this went on the market
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The Contraceptive Pill
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10th
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1941
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This leading Nazi parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with Britain
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Rudolf Hess
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11th
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1985
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This football stadium burnt down during a game, leading to the deaths of 56 people
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Valley Parade
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12th
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1820
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This iconic nurse, famous for treating the wounded of the Crimean War, was born
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Florence Nightingale
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13th
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1995
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This British mother became the first woman to climb Everest without oxygen or the aid of sherpas
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Alison Hargreaves
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14th
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1796
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This physician became the first in Britain to carry out a vaccination
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Edward Jenner
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15th
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1718
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This modern military appliance was first patented by James Puckle, who intended to use it to help him catch fish as he was a keen fisherman
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The Machine Gun
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16th
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1951
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The first flights from Heathrow to this major city began
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New York
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Date
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Year
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Clue
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Answer
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17th
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1861
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A group of holidaymakers set off on the first foreign 'package trip', organised by this man, spending 6 days in Paris,
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Thomas Cook
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18th
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1812
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John Bellingham was sentenced to death for the assassination of this British Prime Minister
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Spencer Percival
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19th
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1585
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English shipping is seized in Spanish ports, serving as the beginning of this conflict
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The Anglo-Spanish War
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20th
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1913
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The first iteration of this garden exhibition is held in this location, and is still held there to this day
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Chelsea
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21st
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1966
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Muhammad Ali ends the title hopes of this British fighter; their fight was stopped in the 6th round due to a bad cut
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Henry Cooper
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22nd
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1623
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The chief, and 200 men, of the Potomac tribe, died from poisoned wine after signing a treaty with the English, with it supposedly proposing this
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Perpetual Friendship
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23rd
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1931
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The World's first 'open plan' zoo opened here
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Whipsnade
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24th
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1941
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This British battlecruiser sank off the coast of Greenland, with the loss of all but three of her 1418 crew
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HMS Hood
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25th
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1659
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This Lord Protector resigned, leading to the restoration of the British monarchy
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Richard Cromwell
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26th
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604
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This saint, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, died
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St Augustine
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27th
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1919
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Onshore oil was first struck in this English county
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Derbyshire
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28th
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1660
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This future British King was born, but spent the majority of his reign abroad having failed to master English
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George I
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29th
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1871
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This day became the first official bank holiday in Britain
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Whit Monday
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30th
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1820
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William Bradley died aged 33, holding the record of Britain's tallest man, reaching this height
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7 Feet 9 Inches
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31st
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1985
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The Football Association and government banned English clubs from playing in Europe following this tradegy in Belgium
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The Heysel Stadium Disaster
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