September 13th in History
September 13th
122 Construction begins on Hadrian's Wall in Northern England, on orders from Roman Emperor Hadrian.
1782 The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets, including ten floating batteries and land forces, is heavily defeated by the British garrison, with all floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British.
1907 Lusitania arrives in New York City after a record 5-day crossing of the Atlantic.
13th September 1972- Hypermarkets first appeared in the United Kingdom some twenty years after first appearing in France, when French retail giant Carrefour opened a hypermarket in Caerphilly.
On 13th September 2010, archaeologists digging at a site at the fortress of Caerleon, uncovered an entire suit of Roman armour and some weapons. It was only the third or fourth to be found in the UK, and the first in Wales.
The suit was found alongside a number of copper and bronze studs and hinges and was in remarkably good condition considering Roman armour was usually made of iron. Caerleon (Isca), which dates from AD 75 and was occupied for between 200 and 300 years, was one of three permanent legionary fortresses in the UK and was built to house 5,500 Roman citizens.
13 Sep 1958
Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
122 Construction begins on Hadrian's Wall in Northern England, on orders from Roman Emperor Hadrian.
1782 The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets, including ten floating batteries and land forces, is heavily defeated by the British garrison, with all floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British.
1907 Lusitania arrives in New York City after a record 5-day crossing of the Atlantic.
13th September 1972- Hypermarkets first appeared in the United Kingdom some twenty years after first appearing in France, when French retail giant Carrefour opened a hypermarket in Caerphilly.
On 13th September 2010, archaeologists digging at a site at the fortress of Caerleon, uncovered an entire suit of Roman armour and some weapons. It was only the third or fourth to be found in the UK, and the first in Wales.
The suit was found alongside a number of copper and bronze studs and hinges and was in remarkably good condition considering Roman armour was usually made of iron. Caerleon (Isca), which dates from AD 75 and was occupied for between 200 and 300 years, was one of three permanent legionary fortresses in the UK and was built to house 5,500 Roman citizens.
13 Sep 1958
Cliff Richard made his British TV debut on Jack good's 'Oh Boy', performing 'Move It'. Before he was allowed to appear on the show, Richard was ordered to remove his sideburns.
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