October 5th in History
October 5th
1796 Spain declared war on Britain in the Napoleonic Wars.
1895 The first individual time trial for racing cyclists was held on a 50 mile course north of London.
1917 Sir Arthur Lee donated Chequers in Buckinghamshire to the nation as a permanent country retreat for British Prime Ministers.
Monty Python first aired on British TV.
https://youtu.be/QXOKsJViHtY?si=bOEsMydeTzegYBQk
1796 Spain declared war on Britain in the Napoleonic Wars.
1895 The first individual time trial for racing cyclists was held on a 50 mile course north of London.
1917 Sir Arthur Lee donated Chequers in Buckinghamshire to the nation as a permanent country retreat for British Prime Ministers.
Monty Python first aired on British TV.
https://youtu.be/QXOKsJViHtY?si=bOEsMydeTzegYBQk
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