August 29th in history
August 29th
On August 29th 1241, following Henry III of England's invasion of Wales, the Treaty of Gwerneigron was signed by Henry and Dafydd ap Llywelyn (the son of Llywelyn Fawr), curbing the latter's authority and denying him a royal title.
1842 The Treaty of Nanking was signed between the British and the Chinese, ending the Opium War, and leasing the Hong Kong territories to Britain.
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28/08/1844
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels meet in Paris, where Marx is living in exile; this meeting marks the beginning of their lifelong collaboration (though they had met earlier in Cologne).
One I didn’t spot yesterday
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1882 The England cricket team lost to Australia, in England, for the first time. An 'obituary' printed in the Sporting Times, talked of 'the Ashes' of English Cricket being taken back to Australia. Test Series between the two countries are now played for 'The Ashes'.
1930 The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda (40 miles west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean) were voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. The entire archipelago is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and it became one of Scotland's five World Heritage Sites in 1986.
1997 Netflix launches as DVD rental service
1922: Radio station WNBC in New York City broadcasts what it claims is the first commercial when a 10 minute promotion for an apartment development in Jackson Heights is broadcast.
1974: The Caroline ship Mi Amigo ups anchor off the Dutch coast, where she's been broadcasting from since September 1972, and heads for England.
On August 29th 1241, following Henry III of England's invasion of Wales, the Treaty of Gwerneigron was signed by Henry and Dafydd ap Llywelyn (the son of Llywelyn Fawr), curbing the latter's authority and denying him a royal title.
1842 The Treaty of Nanking was signed between the British and the Chinese, ending the Opium War, and leasing the Hong Kong territories to Britain.
….
28/08/1844
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels meet in Paris, where Marx is living in exile; this meeting marks the beginning of their lifelong collaboration (though they had met earlier in Cologne).
One I didn’t spot yesterday
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1882 The England cricket team lost to Australia, in England, for the first time. An 'obituary' printed in the Sporting Times, talked of 'the Ashes' of English Cricket being taken back to Australia. Test Series between the two countries are now played for 'The Ashes'.
1930 The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda (40 miles west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean) were voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. The entire archipelago is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and it became one of Scotland's five World Heritage Sites in 1986.
1997 Netflix launches as DVD rental service
1922: Radio station WNBC in New York City broadcasts what it claims is the first commercial when a 10 minute promotion for an apartment development in Jackson Heights is broadcast.
1974: The Caroline ship Mi Amigo ups anchor off the Dutch coast, where she's been broadcasting from since September 1972, and heads for England.
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