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1916 World War One : The final Battle of the Somme, on the River Ancre. By the end of the battle, (which started on 1st July 2016) the British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties including 19,240 fatalities on the first day alone. The French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000. The Battle of the Somme epitomised the futility of trench warfare and the indiscriminate slaughter of so many men.
 
14th November.

1940 449 German Luftwaffe bombers dropped 503 tons of bombs and 881 incendiaries onto the City of Coventry, killing over 500 civilians and destroying the medieval cathedral. A new cathedral was built adjacent to the old, and the bombed cathedral was left as a memorial.
 
1948 Birth of Prince Charles (Charles Philip Arthur George), Prince of Wales and an enthusiastic and concerned environmentalist.
 
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1994 - TLC releases their second album "CrazySexyCool"

1969 - Janis Joplin calls out a policeman at her concert in Tampa, Florida, when he uses a bullhorn to yell at audience members who have left their seats.
"Don't F--k with those people!," she screams. "What are you so uptight about? Did you buy a $5 ticket?"
After more stage ranting where Joplin threatens to kick his face in, she is arrested after the show, charged with using "vulgar and indecent language."
 
During the Civil War William T Sherman began his ' March to the Sea ' in Atlanta Georgia it ended when he captured Savannah Georgia on December 21st. It is the only time ' total war ' has been waged in the U.S against cilivians .The British burned towns sure . But it wasn't a concerted effort to break the will of the people. As Sherman's was
 
November 16
1581- Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible attacks his son and heir, Ivan Ivanovich with a scepter after an argument ending in the latter's death 3 days later.
1835- "Extracts from Letters to Henslow", a collection of letters written by Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle is published.
1901- African american education pioneer Booker T. Washington and his family are invited to dine at the White House with Teddy & Edith Roosevelt, prompting condemnation from the south.
 
#OnThisDay, in 1914, London-born Lieutenant John Dimmer of the 2nd Battalion, the King's Royal Rifle Corps, displayed exceptional courage.

During the German attack at Klein Zillebeke, Dimmer manned his machine gun and was shot five times - thrice by shrapnel, twice by bullets. Nevertheless he remained at his post, firing and reloading one-handed until his gun was destroyed. Despite his wounds Dimmer insisted he personally report the successful defence to HQ.

While recovering in a French hospital, Dimmer learned he had been awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions, which he was duly presented with at Buckingham Palace on 13 January 1915.

He was killed in action while leading an infantry charge on horseback on 12 March 1918, aged 34.
 
1852 The state funeral of the Duke of Wellington took place at St Paul’s Cathedral. It was one of the biggest ever held in London. Known as the Iron Duke, he was Tory Prime Minister from 1828-30. His hereditary title was derived from the Somerset town of Wellington and was created for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington.
 
1916 General Douglas Haig called off the Battle of the Somme in Europe after five months of futile battle, a battle which included the first use of tanks. In 141 days the British had advanced just seven miles and failed to break the German defense
. The Allied advance claimed 420,000 British and 195,000 French casualties. German losses were over 650,000.
 
Lupine said:
1852 The state funeral of the Duke of Wellington took place at St Paul’s Cathedral. It was one of the biggest ever held in London. Known as the Iron Duke, he was Tory Prime Minister from 1828-30. His hereditary title was derived from the Somerset town of Wellington and was created for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington.
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Can't keep track of all these English titles. I had a customer once who was the I believe Baroness of something. But her brothers was not the Baron of whatever. He was something else. She explained it and I was even more confusing lol
 
Dcdevon said:
Can't keep track of all these English titles. I had a customer once who was the I believe Baroness of something. But her brothers was not the Baron of whatever. He was something else. She explained it and I was even more confusing lol
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nobility

Good article on it. Basically, a named title is often passed down to the eldest son, though can be a Daughter now. Any other child has a lesser title. Its the case that you can only have one King/Queen, other other children have lesser titles.
 
Lupine said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nobility

Good article on it. Basically, a named title is often passed down to the eldest son, though can be a Daughter now. Any other child has a lesser title. Its the case that you can only have one King/Queen, other other children have lesser titles.
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Ok that actually clarifies a lot. Like why Harry and his brother have different titles. Not that it matters much to us in America. They are Diana's kids and she was popular here so they could be the whatever of whatever people would still come to see them lol
 
Dcdevon said:
Ok that actually clarifies a lot. Like why Harry and his brother have different titles. Not that it matters much to us in America. They are Diana's kids and she was popular here so they could be the whatever of whatever people would still come to see them lol
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Yep, exactly that :)

You also find that some have multiple titles, so instead of passing on everything to one child. They split them up.
 
20th November.

1620 The birth of Peregrine White a child of William and Susanna White, Mayflower passengers. He was the first English child born in the Plymouth Colony at Cape Cod Harbour.

1759 The British fleet, under Admiral Hawke, defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay, thwarting an invasion of England.

1815 2nd Treaty of Paris: France & her allies agree France pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending Napoleonic Wars.

1983 100 million watch ABC TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war.
 
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