2il o Rhagfyr in History /2nd December
December 2nd
1697 The rebuilt St Paul’s Cathedral, the work of Sir Christopher Wren, was opened. The previous cathedral had been destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte Crowns Himself Emperor of the FrenchIn a grand ceremony at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French. This event marked the rise of the First French Empire and signaled the end of the French Republic that had emerged from the Revolution.
1929 Britain’s first 22 public telephone boxes came into service. They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and installed as part of a new scheme for policing and were made available for general use in the Barnes, Kew and Richmond Districts. The red K6 phone boxes have become a British icon and many can be found in tourist cities.
Not too many left now.
1966 The Mini skirt, the symbol of the Swinging Sixties, was banned from the Houses of Parliament at Westminster.
1973 - The Who and some companions were jailed overnight for $6,000 worth of destruction they imposed on a hotel room after a show.
1697 The rebuilt St Paul’s Cathedral, the work of Sir Christopher Wren, was opened. The previous cathedral had been destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte Crowns Himself Emperor of the FrenchIn a grand ceremony at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French. This event marked the rise of the First French Empire and signaled the end of the French Republic that had emerged from the Revolution.
1929 Britain’s first 22 public telephone boxes came into service. They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and installed as part of a new scheme for policing and were made available for general use in the Barnes, Kew and Richmond Districts. The red K6 phone boxes have become a British icon and many can be found in tourist cities.
Not too many left now.
1966 The Mini skirt, the symbol of the Swinging Sixties, was banned from the Houses of Parliament at Westminster.
1973 - The Who and some companions were jailed overnight for $6,000 worth of destruction they imposed on a hotel room after a show.
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