October 10th in History
October 10th
October 10th, 1831Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament.
1881 The Savoy Theatre, the first public building to be lit by electricity, opened with a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Patience'.
October 10th, 1903Emmeline Pankhurst
founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
And on this day in 1957 Paul Anka was still at Number One with Diana.
You can work out why I looked that up!
October 10th, 1831Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament.
1881 The Savoy Theatre, the first public building to be lit by electricity, opened with a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Patience'.
October 10th, 1903Emmeline Pankhurst
founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
And on this day in 1957 Paul Anka was still at Number One with Diana.
You can work out why I looked that up!
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