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24th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1759 William Wilberforce (abolitionist and politician)
Died
2014 Richard Attenborough (actor & director)
On This Day:
1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) officially starts
Have a good Friday, 24th August
29th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Patti Scialfa (singer, East Street Band and married to Bruce Springsteen)
Died:
1833 William Wilberforce (abolitionist)
On This Day:
1938 The first appearance of “Dennis The Menace”
Have a good Sunday, 29th July
29th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Patti Scialfa (singer and wife of Bruce Springsteen)
Died:
1833 William Wilberforce (campaigner for the abolition of slavery)
On This Day:
1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms the Boy Scouts
Have a good Saturday, 29th July
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26th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1876 Willis Carries (inventor of modern air conditioning)
Died:
2007 Steve Fossett (aviator and explorer)
On This Day:
1861 West Virginia is created due to a dispute over slavery in the state of Virginia
Have a good Saturday, 26th November
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24th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1759 William Wilberforce (English crusader against slavery)
Died:
1958 John G Strijdom (South African PM)
On This Day:
79 Vesuvius erupts, burying both Pompeii and Herculaneum
Have a goo Monday, 24th August
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