This Week In History
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05 Nov
The Gunpowder Plot
- 5th November 1605 -
Remember, Remember; The Fifth of November, the gunpowder, treason and plot; I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot!” This was an English Folk Verse from around 1870. It...
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30 Jan
The Death of Mohandas K. Gandhi
- 30th January 1948 -
At 5.10pm on 30th January Gandhi entered the garden of Birla House, New Delhi, to attend an evening prayer meeting. He ascended the four steps to the prayer mandap, a platform put up for the...
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11 May
11th May 1812 - On a sunny Monday in May at 5.15pm the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, walked into the lobby of the House of Commons on his way to the chamber. A man sitting quietly near the fireplace, in an overcoat, walked slowly...
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