May 25th in History
May 26th
1521 Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers.
On 26th May 1568 a congress of 'bards and musicians' took place at Caerwys on the orders of Queen Elizabeth I.
In ancient Celtic times, a bard composed verses to honour heroic achievements, with poems and tales being passed from generation to generation. The tradition continued in Early Medieval times through bards such as Taliesin and Aneurin.
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1622 English merchant ship Tryall wrecks on the Montebello Islands, north western Australia - first English to land on Australian soil and the country's oldest European shipwreck
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1720 The ship Grand-Saint Antoine reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major outbreak of bubonic plague, which kills around 100,000 people
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1868 Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen
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The first Urdd National Eisteddfod was held on this day in 1929 at Corwen in North Wales.
Now it lasts a week and is live on S4C.
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1961-JFK announces the US goal of putting a man on the Moon before the end of the decade
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Music
1966 - The Monkees recorded their first single. The song was "The Last Train to Clarksville" and was later included on their self-titled debut album.
1967 - The Beatles and other U.K. rock groups urged the British government to legalize marijuana. Their comments were made in a London Times advertisement signed by all four of the Beatles.
1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to Montreal, Canada and begin their second 'Bed-In for peace' at the Queens Hotel
1521 Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers.
On 26th May 1568 a congress of 'bards and musicians' took place at Caerwys on the orders of Queen Elizabeth I.
In ancient Celtic times, a bard composed verses to honour heroic achievements, with poems and tales being passed from generation to generation. The tradition continued in Early Medieval times through bards such as Taliesin and Aneurin.
…..
1622 English merchant ship Tryall wrecks on the Montebello Islands, north western Australia - first English to land on Australian soil and the country's oldest European shipwreck
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1720 The ship Grand-Saint Antoine reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major outbreak of bubonic plague, which kills around 100,000 people
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1868 Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen
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The first Urdd National Eisteddfod was held on this day in 1929 at Corwen in North Wales.
Now it lasts a week and is live on S4C.
…..
1961-JFK announces the US goal of putting a man on the Moon before the end of the decade
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Music
1966 - The Monkees recorded their first single. The song was "The Last Train to Clarksville" and was later included on their self-titled debut album.
1967 - The Beatles and other U.K. rock groups urged the British government to legalize marijuana. Their comments were made in a London Times advertisement signed by all four of the Beatles.
1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to Montreal, Canada and begin their second 'Bed-In for peace' at the Queens Hotel
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