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Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded today in 1618
On viewing the axe that would sever his head, Raleigh remarked: "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries."
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The Royal Marines were formed on this day in 1664
The role of the Royal Marines is defined in their motto: "Per Mare, Per Terram," - "By Sea, By Land."
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Fusilier Beer's bayonet wound and my visit to the Fusilier Museum in the Tower of London
My reward has been that the researchers at the museum have uncovered for me the mystery of fusilier Beer's bayonet wound.
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The Blantyre Colliery Disaster of 1877
Rev Stewart Wright, writing in "The Annals of Blantyre" reports, "What a gloomy morning that October Monday was. How indelibly it is engraven on our memory.
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A tribute to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson - the hero who couldn't be killed
"Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty."
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The shipwrecked brig 'Pilgrim' off Brighton beach in 1857
The Royal Humane Society's boat "after a struggle of nearly two hours" was within twenty yards of the vessel when forced to to return.
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"Dock-lighting by electricity - a sketch at the Royal Albert Docks," in 1880
At the time of its opening the 'Albert,' together with the other docks in 'the Royals' group, was in Essex.
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The Regent's Canal begins its journey from the Grand Union Canal to the River Thames
At its terminus, the Regent's Canal Dock, cargo from seafaring vessels was loaded by lighters onto canal barges for transportation to towns linked to the canal network.
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'The Merchant of Venice' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1834
Following a reasonably well received appearance at the Theatre Royal, and the warm review published by the Theatre Royal itself, he later had less favourable reviews.
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"J'Accuse," the honourable end to the life of Alfred Dreyfus
Here Lies Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Dreyfus, Officer of the Legion of Honour 9 October 1859 to 12 July 1935.
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The Great Fire of Chicago
With the loss of its waterworks, the city’s water mains went dry and were at the fire's mercy.
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Election Day at Guildhall for the Mayorality of the City of London
Almost 700 people have served as Lord Mayor including two liverymen of the Poulters' Company.