exploration
20th July – On This Day In History
Born:
356 BC Alexander The Great (military genius and King of Macedonia)
Died:
1973 Bruce Lee (martial arts expert and actor)
On This Day:
1969 First men step on The Moon (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11)
Have a good Friday, 20th July
18th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1942 Paul McCartney (musician and member of The Beatles)
Died:
1928 Roald Amundsen (led first polar expedition to the South Pole)
On This Day:
1953 Egypt proclaimed as a republic
Have a good Monday, 18th June
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14th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1951 Kevin Keegan (football / soccer player and manager)
Died:
1779 Captain James Cook (explorer and navigator)
On This Day:
1859 Oregon becomes the 33rd State of the USA
Have a good Wednesday , 14th February
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8th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Jack Lemmon (actor)
Died:
1587 Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots)
On This Day:
1992 Ulysses space exploration craft passes Jupiter
Have a good Thursday, 8th February
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3rd February – On This Day In History
Born:
1480 Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese explorer)
Died:
1959 Buddy Holly (musician, rocker)
On This Day:
1966 First soft landing on the moon (Soviet Luna 9)
Have a good Saturday, 3rd February
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8th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Elvis Presley (singer, King of Rock and Roll)
Died:
1324 Marco Polo (Venetian explorer)
On This Day:
1952 Jordan adopts its constitution
Have a good Monday, 8th January
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5th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1946 Diane Keaton (actress)
Died:
1922 Ernest Shackleton (polar explorer)
On This Day:
1981 Peter Sutcliffe, aka Yorkshire Ripper, arrested. Convicted for killing 13 women.
24th December – On This Day in History
Born:
1822 Matthew Arnold (poet)
Died:
1524 Vasco Da Gama (Portuguese explorer)
On This Day:
1924 Albania becomes republic
Have a good Sunday, 24th December
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1st October – On This Day In History
Born:
1910 Bonnie Parker (outlaw – Bonnie and Clyde)
Died:
2013 Tom Clancy (author – Hunt For Red October)
On This Day:
1888 National Geographic publishes for the first time
Have a good Sunday, 1st October
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15th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1254 Marco Polo (explorer)
Died:
2007 Colin McRae (rally driver)
On This Day:
1928 Penicillin is discovered (by Alexander Fleming)
Have a good Friday, 14th September
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