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Today in statistical history: Britain’s first census taken, 1801
During the 18th century, more and more families in Britain came to earn a living from industrial work rather than… READ MORE
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Today in London’s shameful history: ‘Go Down, You murderer, Go Down’. Tim Evans hangs, 1950
The case of Timothy Evans was the first major post-war miscarriage of justice to capture public attention. Of low intelligence,… READ MORE
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Today in London’s rebel past: Irish and English revolutionaries locked in the Tower of London, 1798
On 7th March 1798, insurrectionary leaders of planned Irish and English uprisings were jailed in the Tower of London, having… READ MORE
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Today in London’s rebel history: a crowd pelts the hangman, Southwark, 1769
In the ‘High Street, Southwark’, on Monday 6 March 1769. “a tradesman, convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury, stood in… READ MORE
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"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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