March 27th in History
March 27th
1854Crimean War:- Britain declared war on Russia.
1881Rioting took place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily promotion of rigid alcohol abstinence by the Salvation Army.
1899Italian inventor Marconi achieved the first international radio transmission (a Morse Code message) between England and France.
On March 27, 1900, the Central Line of the London Underground, also known as the “Central London Railway,” officially opened. This was a significant event in the history of London’s transport system, as it expanded the Underground network and helped alleviate the congestion that plagued the city’s streets. The Central Line initially ran from Bank to Shepherd’s Bush and became an important route for commuters traveling across the city.
The opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia occurred in 1932, becoming an iconic landmark.
The
Beeching Axe.
On 27th March 1963, Dr Richard Beeching published his controversial report on the future of British railways entitled 'The Reshaping of British Railways'.
Wales was particularly affected by Beeching axe. Nearly 200 stations were closed including those at Caernarfon, Aberdare, Maesteg, Gorseinon, Bala, Llantwit Major, Amlwch, Dolgellau and Lampeter. The closure of the lines between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth, Afon Wen and Bangor, Bangor and Caernarfon, Ruabon and Barmouth and Pontypool and Neath, meant that it was no longer possible to travel from North to South Wales without going into England..
Some of those have since re-opened.
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The Archers, a popular radio drama that first aired in 1950, faced a brief strike on March 27, 1951. The drama’s cast and crew, protesting against pay discrepancies and working conditions, walked out, forcing the BBC to halt production temporarily. While the strike was short-lived, it shed light on the labor issues within the BBC and the entertainment industry at the time.
The first colour television broadcast in the United States occurred in 1954, marking a new era in television history.
1958: CBS records in the United States announces the invention of stereophonic records, despite Alan Blumlein, then working for EMI in Britain, having already invented a two channel stereo format which he'd patented in 1933.
1964: The radio-ship Caroline anchors off Felixstow, Essex and starts test transmissions with the aim of starting regular programmes the next day.
1978: All You Need Is Cash featuring The Rutles was shown in on BBC-TV. It follows the career of a fictitious British rock group surprisingly similar to The Beatles. The programme was written by Monty Python's Eric Idle, with music by Neil Innes, and included George Harrison in a cameo role as a television journalist.
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1854Crimean War:- Britain declared war on Russia.
1881Rioting took place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily promotion of rigid alcohol abstinence by the Salvation Army.
1899Italian inventor Marconi achieved the first international radio transmission (a Morse Code message) between England and France.
On March 27, 1900, the Central Line of the London Underground, also known as the “Central London Railway,” officially opened. This was a significant event in the history of London’s transport system, as it expanded the Underground network and helped alleviate the congestion that plagued the city’s streets. The Central Line initially ran from Bank to Shepherd’s Bush and became an important route for commuters traveling across the city.
The opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia occurred in 1932, becoming an iconic landmark.
The
Beeching Axe.
On 27th March 1963, Dr Richard Beeching published his controversial report on the future of British railways entitled 'The Reshaping of British Railways'.
Wales was particularly affected by Beeching axe. Nearly 200 stations were closed including those at Caernarfon, Aberdare, Maesteg, Gorseinon, Bala, Llantwit Major, Amlwch, Dolgellau and Lampeter. The closure of the lines between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth, Afon Wen and Bangor, Bangor and Caernarfon, Ruabon and Barmouth and Pontypool and Neath, meant that it was no longer possible to travel from North to South Wales without going into England..
Some of those have since re-opened.
….
The Archers, a popular radio drama that first aired in 1950, faced a brief strike on March 27, 1951. The drama’s cast and crew, protesting against pay discrepancies and working conditions, walked out, forcing the BBC to halt production temporarily. While the strike was short-lived, it shed light on the labor issues within the BBC and the entertainment industry at the time.
The first colour television broadcast in the United States occurred in 1954, marking a new era in television history.
1958: CBS records in the United States announces the invention of stereophonic records, despite Alan Blumlein, then working for EMI in Britain, having already invented a two channel stereo format which he'd patented in 1933.
1964: The radio-ship Caroline anchors off Felixstow, Essex and starts test transmissions with the aim of starting regular programmes the next day.
1978: All You Need Is Cash featuring The Rutles was shown in on BBC-TV. It follows the career of a fictitious British rock group surprisingly similar to The Beatles. The programme was written by Monty Python's Eric Idle, with music by Neil Innes, and included George Harrison in a cameo role as a television journalist.
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