September 22nd in History
September 22nd
1499 Switzerland becomes an independent state
1896 Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. The record stood until 9th September 2015 when Queen Elizabeth II became the longest serving monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
1910 The Duke of York's Picture House opened in Brighton. It is now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
1955 Independent Television (ITV) began operating. Only six minutes of advertisements were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted. The first advertisement screened was for Gibbs SR toothpaste.
Can we go back to six minutes of adverts?
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1499 Switzerland becomes an independent state
1896 Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. The record stood until 9th September 2015 when Queen Elizabeth II became the longest serving monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
1910 The Duke of York's Picture House opened in Brighton. It is now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
1955 Independent Television (ITV) began operating. Only six minutes of advertisements were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted. The first advertisement screened was for Gibbs SR toothpaste.
Can we go back to six minutes of adverts?
[media=https://youtu.be/PslVz0mHnFg]
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