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4th March 1789: US Congress meets for the first time, and the United States Constitution goes into effect Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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4th March 1789: US Congress meets for the first time, and the United States Constitution goes into effect

The Congress met in New York City, but the 18th Century’s slow forms of transport meant that many...

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2nd March 1965: The United States begins Operation Rolling Thunder alongside the Republic of Vietnam Air Force Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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2nd March 1965: The United States begins Operation Rolling Thunder alongside the Republic of Vietnam Air Force

Operation Rolling Thunder lasted for three and a half years and saw hundreds of thousands of tons...

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1st March 1692: Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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1st March 1692: Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts

Salem’s witch hysteria began in January 1692 when both the daughter and niece of the Reverend...

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28th February 1525: Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec Emperor, executed on the orders of the Spanish conquistador Hernán... Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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28th February 1525: Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec Emperor, executed on the orders of the Spanish conquistador Hernán...

While they were in Honduras, Cortés was informed of a rumour that Cuauhtémoc was conspiring to...

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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first live concert and is fired from the band after the first set Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first live concert and is fired from the band after the first set

The band, whose name has sadly been lost, were auditioning Hendrix to join them but after an...

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19th February 1985: EastEnders, the BBC’s flagship soap opera, broadcast for the first time Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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19th February 1985: EastEnders, the BBC’s flagship soap opera, broadcast for the first time

EastEnders was first broadcast on 19 February 1985 as part of new BBC One controller Michael...

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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings

Having secured permission from the Department of Antiquities of Egypt to open the sealed door,...

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14th February 1929: St Valentine’s Day Massacre of seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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14th February 1929: St Valentine’s Day Massacre of seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang

Although nobody was ever brought to trial for the St Valentine's Day Massacre, it is generally...

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9th February 1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ at Paine Field in Washington State Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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9th February 1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ at Paine Field in Washington State

The plane, named the City of Everett, left the Paine Field runway near Everett in Washington...

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4th February 1945: Yalta Conference begins, attended by the ‘Big Three’ of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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4th February 1945: Yalta Conference begins, attended by the ‘Big Three’ of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin

The conference saw Allied leaders United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime...

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2nd February 1852: World’s first modern flushable public toilets open in London Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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2nd February 1852: World’s first modern flushable public toilets open in London

Despite their elegant mahogany and brass design, and an extensive promotional campaign that...

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27th January 1945: Soviet soldiers liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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27th January 1945: Soviet soldiers liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp

The advancing Soviet troops met some resistance from remaining Nazi troops in the Polish city of...

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25th January 1890: American journalist Nellie Bly arrives in New Jersey after completing a 72-day solo journey around... Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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25th January 1890: American journalist Nellie Bly arrives in New Jersey after completing a 72-day solo journey around...

With £200 in English gold and banknotes, and a single bag that was smaller than modern carry-on...

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