This Week in History

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
25th July 1978: Louise Joy Brown, the world's first successful IVF baby, is born at Oldham General Hospital.
24th July 1851: The Window Tax, based on the number of windows on a house, is abolished in the UK.
21st July 365 AD: A tsunami devastates the Egyptian city of Alexandria.

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16th July 1054: The Patriarch of Constantinople is excommunicated by Pope Leo IX, leading to The Great Schism between Eastern and Western Churches.
14th July 1969: The four day 'Football War' breaks out between El Salvador and Honduras
17th July 1841: The satirical magazine Punch is first published

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10th July 1553: Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen for 9 days.
8th July 1947: The Roswell Incident sparks UFO conspiracy culture.
8th July 1776: The US Declaration of Independence is read publicly for the first time.

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29th June 1613: The original Globe Theatre burns down mid-performance.
30th June 1967: Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. becomes the first African-American to be selected as an astronaut.
2nd July 1928: The 1928 Equal Franchise Act grants all women in the UK over the age of 21 the right to vote, and puts them on an equal footing with men.

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25th June 1947: Anne Frank's diary is published for the first time.
24th June 1374: People begin dancing uncontrollably in the city of Aachen, Germany, in what comes to be known as St John's Dance
26th June 1974: A packet of gum becomes the first product to be sold using a barcode.