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On This Day; BBC: On This Day; The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History
A British Day has been held in Hamburg in Germany for many years ("British Day" 1991–2010, "British Flair" since 2011 [14]) with a full Proms with Union Flag waving, "Land of Hope and Glory" and "God Save the King", [15] on 5 and 6 September 2009.
1301 – King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.; 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
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On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England. In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation ...
Britain in a Day [1] is a crowdsourced documentary film that consists of a series clips of footage shot by members of the public in Britain on 12 November 2011. [2] Scott Free Films and the BBC produced the film, [ 3 ] which was made in conjunction with YouTube .
SS Britannia, a 1925 British liner, sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Thor in 1941 with the loss of 122 crew and 127 passengers. [35] MV Britannia, the flagship of the P&O Cruises fleet, which came into service in 2015. Bristol Type 175 Britannia, a 1952 British turbo-prop airliner. Bristol Type 603S3 Britannia, a 1983 British luxury car.
RHS Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in the United Kingdom. It was first held in 1963, initiated by the British Tourist Board based on the example set by Fleurissement de France (now Conseil national de villes et villages fleuris), which since 1959 has promoted the annual Concours des villes et villages fleuris. [1]