This Week in History

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
1st September 1939: Budding journalist Clare Hollingworth reports on the outbreak of World War Two in Europe.
2nd September 1666: The Great Fire of London begins in Pudding Lane.
4th September 1893: Beatrix Potter writes the story of Peter Rabbit.

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29th August 1882: English cricketers lose to Australia at The Oval. A mock obituary is published, leading to the creation of The Ashes series.
27th August 1939: The first test flight of a jet powered engine takes to the sky in Germany
24th August 1516: Ottoman forces defeat the Mamluk Sultanate at the Battle of Marj Dabiq

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17th August 1998: President Bill Clinton admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.
23rd August 1305: Scottish national hero William Wallace was hung, drawn and quartered for treason, after resisting King Edward I of England's rule in Scotland.
20th August 1882: Tchaikovsky's famous 1812 Overture was given its official premiere in the centre of Moscow.

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13th August 1521: The Aztec capital Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish conquistadors.
11th August 1971: Edward Heath becomes the first UK Prime Minister to win an international sporting event while in office.
10th August 1895: The first Proms concert was held at the Queen's Hall in Langham Place, London.

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5th August 1975: Dutch Elm disease spreads to Yorkshire. Millions of elm trees perished across the UK in the outbreak.
6th August 1890: In New York, a convicted axe murderer; William Kemmler; became the first person to be executed by electric chair.
9th August 1173: Construction begins on the Leaning Tower of Pisa