Saturday, December 31, 2011

December 31, 1900 --- The End

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It is the final day of the Nineteenth Century. At St. Paul's Cathedral, Canon Mason hails the concluding century as one in which slave...
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Friday, December 30, 2011

December 30, 1895 --- An Unfortunate Laureate

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Prime Minister Salisbury informs "the minstrel of Toryism," Alfred Austin, that he will be named Poet Laureate by the Queen in the...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

December 29, 1880 --- An Author's Funeral

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It is bitterly cold, windy and snowing as Mary Ann Cross is laid to rest in the Dissenter's section of Highgate Cemetery. She was known ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

December 28, 1879 --- The Tay Bridge Disaster

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In a howling gale off the North Sea, a 3000 foot span of the Tay Bridge collapses, plunging the Edinburgh Mail train into the icy waters of ...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

December 27, 1861 --- War Averted

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After several tense weeks, the United States agrees to release two envoys from the Confederate States of America who had been arrested and r...

December 26, 1891 --- A Shooting Accident

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At Osborne, a holiday shooting party is marred by an accident that cost Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein his left eye. The Queen...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

December 25, 1860 --- Christmas at Windsor Castle

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As usual, the Royal family gathers at Windsor Castle for the Christmas holiday. This year, readers of  The Times  are treated to an exclusiv...