October 16th in History
October 16th
1834 The original Houses of Parliament were almost completely destroyed by fire. The blaze, which started from overheated chimney flues, spread rapidly throughout the medieval complex and developed into the biggest conflagration to occur in London since the Great Fire of 1666. Westminster Hall and a few other parts of the old Houses of Parliament survived the blaze and were incorporated into the New Palace of Westminster, which was built over the following decades.
1923: Walt Disney and his brother Roy form the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio to produce their Alice Comedies, a series of animated cartoons featuring a live action young girl named Alice (played by Virginia Davis) and an animated cat named Julius having adventures in an animated landscape.
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October 16th1958 Britain's most popular children's television programme 'Blue Peter' was first broadcast on BBC TV. The first presenters were Leila Williams and Christopher Trace.
1964 Harold Wilson became Prime Minister of a Labour Government. He was the first Labour PM in 13 years.
1834 The original Houses of Parliament were almost completely destroyed by fire. The blaze, which started from overheated chimney flues, spread rapidly throughout the medieval complex and developed into the biggest conflagration to occur in London since the Great Fire of 1666. Westminster Hall and a few other parts of the old Houses of Parliament survived the blaze and were incorporated into the New Palace of Westminster, which was built over the following decades.
1923: Walt Disney and his brother Roy form the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio to produce their Alice Comedies, a series of animated cartoons featuring a live action young girl named Alice (played by Virginia Davis) and an animated cat named Julius having adventures in an animated landscape.
Replied by SirFurrryAnimalWales2
October 16th1958 Britain's most popular children's television programme 'Blue Peter' was first broadcast on BBC TV. The first presenters were Leila Williams and Christopher Trace.
1964 Harold Wilson became Prime Minister of a Labour Government. He was the first Labour PM in 13 years.
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