September 11th in History
Wasn’t sure i should do one today…Sure others will post about that event though.
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September 11th
….1836 Register Office marriages were introduced in Britain.
1841 The London to Brighton commuter express train began regular service, taking just 105 minutes.
1879 268 miners died in an explosion at the Prince of Wales Colliery, at Abercarn, South Wales.
Just over the mountain from me.
1885 D.H. Lawrence, controversial English author of Sons and Lovers, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover, was born.
1895 The prestigious FA Cup trophy was stolen from football outfitters William Shillock of Birmingham. 68 years later an 83 year old man confessed he'd melted it down to make counterfeit halfcrown coins.
1962 The Beatles completed the recording of their first single 'Love Me Do' at the Abbey Road Studios in north London.
1968 The housing charity, Shelter, said up to three million people in Britain were living in damp, overcrowded slum conditions.
2012 Andy Murray wins the US Open.
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September 11th
….1836 Register Office marriages were introduced in Britain.
1841 The London to Brighton commuter express train began regular service, taking just 105 minutes.
1879 268 miners died in an explosion at the Prince of Wales Colliery, at Abercarn, South Wales.
Just over the mountain from me.
1885 D.H. Lawrence, controversial English author of Sons and Lovers, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover, was born.
1895 The prestigious FA Cup trophy was stolen from football outfitters William Shillock of Birmingham. 68 years later an 83 year old man confessed he'd melted it down to make counterfeit halfcrown coins.
1962 The Beatles completed the recording of their first single 'Love Me Do' at the Abbey Road Studios in north London.
1968 The housing charity, Shelter, said up to three million people in Britain were living in damp, overcrowded slum conditions.
2012 Andy Murray wins the US Open.
61-69, M
