July
1
1916. The commencement of the battle of the Somme.
Approx. 60,000 British and Empire casualties of
whom nearly 20,000 were killed.
2
1644. The Roundheads under Oliver Cromwell defeated
the Royalists at the battle
of Marston Moor.
3
1954. Food rationing ended in Britain, some 9
years after the end of the 2nd World
War.
4
1776. The American Declaration of Independence.
Great Britain's former colony officially announced
her independence.
5
1948. The NHS was founded.
6
1685. King James 2nd defeated the Duke
of Monmouth at the battle of Sedgemoor
in the last battle ever fought on English soil.
7
1927. Christopher Stone became the first DJ on
British radio when he hosted
"Record Round-up".
8
1884. The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children)
founded in London.
9
1877. The first ever Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships
were held.
10
1460. In the War of the Roses the Yorkists defeated
the Lancastrians and captured the king, Henry
6th , at the battle of Northampton.
11
1708. The Duke of Marlborough defeated the French
at the battle of Oudenarde
in the War of the Spanish Succession.
12
1794. Nelson lost his right eye in the battle
of Calvi, Corsica.
13
1837. Queen Victoria became the first British
monarch to reside in Buckingham
Palace.
14
1967. Abortion was made legal in Britain.
15
1857. The second massacre of Cawnpore took place
in the Indian Mutiny when
197 British women and children were killed.
16
1557. The death of Ann of Cleves, the 4th
wife of Henry 8th.
17
1841. The first edition of Punch magazine was
published in London.
18
1923. British women given equal divorce rights
with men under the Matrimonial
Causes Act.
19
1545. The Mary Rose, pride of Henry 8th's
fleet, sank in the Solent with the loss
of over 700 lives.
20
1885. Professional football was made legal in
Britain.
21
1897. The Tate Gallery was opened in London.
22
1812. The Duke of Wellington defeated the French
at the battle ofSalamanca
in Spain.
23
1745. Charles Stuart, The Young Pretender (Bonny
Prince Charlie) landed in
the Hebrides.
24
1704. Admiral Sir George Rooke captured Gibraltar
from the Spanish.
25
1948. Bread rationing ended in Britain.
26
1945. The Labour Party won a landslide victory
in the General Election.
27
1942. British victory over Germans and Italians
at El Alamein.
28
1786. The first potato brought to Britain from
Colombia by Sir Thomas Harriot.
29
1588. Defeat of the Spanish Armada by Howard and
Drake off Plymouth.
30
1966. England won the football World Cup in London
beating West Germany
4-2.
31
1965. Cigarette advertising was banned from British
television.
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