romeomikegolf
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1914: Austria-Hungary delivers an ultimatum to Serbia, taking Europe to the brink of World War One.
Reply #661. Jul 23 11, 12:51 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1923: The Treaty of Lausanne defines the borders of Greece and Turkey and calls for a huge population exchange.
Reply #662. Jul 24 11, 1:56 AM
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Jabberwok 
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1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden Netherlands rebel against ban on foreign beer.
Some values and matters of importance are enduring.
Reply #663. Jul 24 11, 4:14 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1968: All forms of artificial contraception are condemned by Pope Paul VI in his encyclical 'Humanae Vitae'.
Reply #664. Jul 25 11, 1:06 AM
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Jabberwok
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The rhythm method becomes known as Vatican Roulette.
Reply #665. Jul 25 11, 2:30 AM
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Jabberwok
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Happy St Christopher's Day
Reply #666. Jul 25 11, 2:49 AM
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REDVIKING57
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And a related subject:
1978 - Louise Joy Brown was born. She is the first person born following 'In Vitro Fertilisation' (IVF). She was delivered by Caesarian Section at Oldham General Hospital.
Reply #667. Jul 25 11, 6:09 AM
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boxjaw
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1797 - Horatio Nelson loses an arm and a few hundred casualties at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Reply #668. Jul 25 11, 9:56 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1847: Liberia, settled by freed American slaves since 1821, is the first African colony to gain independence.
Reply #669. Jul 26 11, 4:20 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1953: An armistice ends the Korean War, but no peace treaty between North and South Korea has yet been signed.
Reply #670. Jul 27 11, 12:47 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1794: French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre is executed, ending his bloody 'reign of terror'.
Reply #671. Jul 28 11, 1:33 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1948: The 14th Olympic Games open at Wembley in London - the first games in 12 years due to World War Two.
And it's just one year to go before London 2012.
Reply #672. Jul 29 11, 2:10 AM
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boxjaw
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1921 - Hitler becomes the leader of the NSDAP.
Reply #673. Jul 29 11, 7:34 AM
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REDVIKING57
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1966 - England win the Football World Cup at Wembley,London. Sir Alf Ramsey's team defeat West Germany 4 - 2,AET. Geoff Hurst becomes the first,and so far only,player to score a Hatrick in a World Cup Final.
Reply #674. Jul 30 11, 5:32 AM
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romeomikegolf
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How did I know you'd post that Paul?
1935: Penguin paperbacks are launched to make books affordable to all, creating a revolution in publishing.
Reply #675. Jul 30 11, 1:04 PM
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REDVIKING57
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Aren't you just waiting for the anniversary of the Rugby World Cup,Bob? :))
Reply #676. Jul 30 11, 1:38 PM
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REDVIKING57
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Couple more English sporting landmarks:
1956 - Jim Laker took all 10 Australian 2nd. Innings wickets at Old Trafford.
1990 - In the England v India Test Match at Lord's,exactly 1603 runs were scored in 1603 minutes. :))
Reply #677. Jul 31 11, 5:13 AM
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REDVIKING57
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1965 - Joanne Kathleen Rowling is born in Chipping Sodbury,Gloucestershire. Like her books or not,she has made a lot of people happy.
Reply #678. Jul 31 11, 5:27 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1917: Third Battle of Ypres (Passchaendale), a British-led attempt to break the German line in Flanders, begins.
Reply #679. Jul 31 11, 12:16 PM
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romeomikegolf
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1834: Slavery is abolished in the British Empire, granting liberty to slaves and compensation to their owners.
Reply #680. Aug 01 11, 1:33 AM
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