May 9th in History
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May 9th
Tintern Abbey was founded on 9th May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow.
Tintern Abbey is situated on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in the village of Tintern, Monmouthshire. It was the first Cistercian Abbey in Wales and was run by monks from L'Aumône, in the diocese of Blois in France. It provided work for local people who provided it with services and worked on its agricultural land.
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On 9th May 1662, the diarist Samuel Pepys noted seeing a Punch and Judy puppet show in Covent Garden, London. It is Mr Punch's first recorded appearance and is now recognised as his birthday in the UK.
Wales' connection with Punch and Judy,
Llandudno is home to Britain's longest-running Punch & Judy puppet show, founded by Richard Codman in 1860.
On May 9, 1812, Britain’s only Prime Minister to ever be assassinated, Spencer Perceval, died.While Perceval’s shooting took place outside the official context of May 9, the day he died remains significant in British history. Perceval was shot by John Bellingham, a merchant who had a personal grievance with the government.
1896The first 'Horseless Carriage' Show opened at the Imperial Institute in London, when ten engine-powered models went on show to the public. The car was built in Coventry in Britain's first ever car factory.1904The steam locomotive City of Truro (engine number 3440), designed by G .Jackson Churchward and built at the GWR Swindon Works, became the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100 mph.
1965: All four members of The Beatles are in the audience when Bob Dylan plays the first of two sold out nights at London's Royal Albert Hall at the end of his first headline UK tour. The short tour is noted as being his last ever solo acoustic tour.
2013: A video for David Bowie's song 'The Next Day' is pulled off YouTube just two hours after its release for its graphic content. The video shows actress Marion Cotillard bleeding from gruesome stigmata marks and actor Gary Oldman dressed as a bishop punching a beggar. It would be later reinstated with an adult content warning.
May 9th
Tintern Abbey was founded on 9th May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow.
Tintern Abbey is situated on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in the village of Tintern, Monmouthshire. It was the first Cistercian Abbey in Wales and was run by monks from L'Aumône, in the diocese of Blois in France. It provided work for local people who provided it with services and worked on its agricultural land.
That's the way to do it!!
On 9th May 1662, the diarist Samuel Pepys noted seeing a Punch and Judy puppet show in Covent Garden, London. It is Mr Punch's first recorded appearance and is now recognised as his birthday in the UK.
Wales' connection with Punch and Judy,
Llandudno is home to Britain's longest-running Punch & Judy puppet show, founded by Richard Codman in 1860.
On May 9, 1812, Britain’s only Prime Minister to ever be assassinated, Spencer Perceval, died.While Perceval’s shooting took place outside the official context of May 9, the day he died remains significant in British history. Perceval was shot by John Bellingham, a merchant who had a personal grievance with the government.
1896The first 'Horseless Carriage' Show opened at the Imperial Institute in London, when ten engine-powered models went on show to the public. The car was built in Coventry in Britain's first ever car factory.1904The steam locomotive City of Truro (engine number 3440), designed by G .Jackson Churchward and built at the GWR Swindon Works, became the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100 mph.
1965: All four members of The Beatles are in the audience when Bob Dylan plays the first of two sold out nights at London's Royal Albert Hall at the end of his first headline UK tour. The short tour is noted as being his last ever solo acoustic tour.
2013: A video for David Bowie's song 'The Next Day' is pulled off YouTube just two hours after its release for its graphic content. The video shows actress Marion Cotillard bleeding from gruesome stigmata marks and actor Gary Oldman dressed as a bishop punching a beggar. It would be later reinstated with an adult content warning.
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