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Gloria
PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:54 am 
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1517---Sir Thomas Pert reached Hudson Bay.

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1849 - The gas mask was patented by L.P. Haslett.

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1665 - The Great Plague began to take hold, as the official death toll reached 112.

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Yesterday in 1791---snow fell on London!!!!!!!

Today in 323BC--Death of Alexander the Great.

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That's what it says----snow!!!!!

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1789---Bourbon produced by clergyman Rev Elijah Craig.

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1844---Charles Goodyear patented vulcanised rubber tyres.

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1958---Yellow "No Waiting" lines appeared on British roads.

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Was it that long ago!

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1703---Birth of John Welsey, founder of the Methodist movement.

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1817 - London's Waterloo Bridge opened. The bridge, designed by John Rennie, was built over the River Thames.

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1990---Battle of Waterloo was re-enacted by 2,300 enthusiasts in Belgium--- :roll:

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1982: Princess Diana gives birth to boy.

Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London.
The boy, who has been named William, was born at 21:03 BST, weighing 7lb 1½oz.

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