This Week In History
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21 Feb
The Dedication of the Washington Monument
- February 21st 1885 -
The idea to build a monument to the first President of America seemed natural. The fact that it should be awe-inspiring obvious. The problems that followed were less...
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17 Jan
Start of Prohibition in the United States of America
- January 17th 1920 -
The history of America flirting with ‘banning the bottle’ actually started in 1851 when Maine passed a stateside law prohibiting the making and sale of alcohol....
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07 Nov
The Mary Celeste Leaves New York Harbour
- 7th November 1872 -
So much has been written about this boat that was found abandoned between the Azores and the Portuguese coast. So much speculation. It is probably what Donald Trump would now...
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05 Aug
The Mayflower Sets Sail for the New World
- August 5th 1620 -
The religious turmoil of sixteenth century Britain, the split from Rome under Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy in 1535, the establishment of the Church of England under Henry, then...
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17 Jun
5 Arrested for Breaking into Watergate Hotel and Office Complex, Washington DC
- 17th June 1972 -
In May 1972 burglars broke in to headquarters of the Democratic Party. They stole top secret documents, photographed others and bugged...
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