March 20th in History

March 20th
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On this day 1345 a Saturn-Jupiter-Mars-conjunction occurred, which people at the time thought was the cause of the Black Death.



..On March 20, 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed, marking the end of the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) and reshaping the balance of power on a global scale. This treaty was significant for Britain, as it resulted in major territorial gains.

Under the terms of the treaty, Britain gained control of Canada, Florida, and numerous territories in India, North America, and the Caribbean. In exchange, France ceded Louisiana to Spain
. For Britain, the acquisition of Canada was particularly crucial, as it expanded their influence in North America and eliminated France as a colonial rival in the region.
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..March 20, 1863, was a significant day in British transportation history with the opening of the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, in London. The opening marked the beginning of what would eventually become one of the most extensive and complex public transportation systems in the world.The Metropolitan Railway initially ran between Paddington (now known as Lancaster Gate) and Farringdon, a distance of about 3.75 miles
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On 20th March 1899, poet and tramp W H Davies lost a foot when attempting to jump from a freight train in Ontario. Davies was born in Pillgwenlly, Newport in 1871 and at the age of 22 went to the United States to seek his fortune.
For the next five years he travelled widely and even attempted to make his fortune in the Klondike gold rush, but when he lost his foot, and later had his leg below the knee amputated, he decided to return to Wales.
He began publishing his poetry in 1905 and described his adventures in his autobiography entitled Autobiography of a Super Tramp. Apparently, he inspired the naming of the band Supertramp.


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On 20th March 1975 the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire was opened.

The River Cleddau divides Pembrokeshire in two and before the bridge was built the only means of crossing was by steam-driven ferry boats from the Admiralty's dockyard in Pembroke Dock to Neyland. However, as the amount of traffic increased, it was decided in the mid 1960s to build a bridge.


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1980Mi Amigo, the ship from which the pirate radio station Radio Caroline broadcast its music programmes, sank during a severe storm. Radio Caroline was unlicensed by any government for most of its early life and was launched to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly.
It would be three long years before the station would again commence broadcasting from the North Sea from the Ross Revenge.

The station is still on the air today and currently broadcasts 24 hours a day via 648khz,,DAB and the internet.
And my listeners Top 15 is currently in production.
(Spirit of the 70s broadcast from the Ross Revenge Friday to Sunday)
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