This Week In History
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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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06 Dec
Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragette Movement
When I look into history I love to explore the prominent characters in the topic I’m studying and delve into their life before they became famous, so to speak. So, when I was researching the...
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30 Nov
The Death of Oscar Wilde
- 30th November 1900 -
“My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go.”
These were reportedly the last words of Oscar Wilder before he died of meningitis in a seedy Paris...
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14 Nov
The Coventry Blitz
- 14th/15th November 1940 -
The bombings of British cities in 1940 was a way used the Nazis to undermine morale in Britain. The country already stood alone, there were many who questioned whether the war could be won and...
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06 Nov 2017
School’s fallen heroes remembered through competition winner’s films
In January 2016, Squaducation announced a new competition for schools, My EPIC ERA. Launched as a national history based competition, its aim was to enthuse children and help...
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