Historical Events

1612 Pendle Witch Trial begins with 10 people accused of witchcraft in Lancaster, England; the key witness is a nine-year-old boy

1700 Swedish army lands in Zealand, Denmark

1759 Second Sea Battle of Lagos: England vs. France; ends the following day

Queen's Hospital

1917 The Queen's Hospital opens to provide pioneering plastic surgery for WWI soldiers, led by Harold Gillies in Sidcup, England

1932 Englishman James Mollison is the first to fly east to west over the Atlantic

World Record Partnership

1934 Don Bradman (244) and Bill Ponsford (205 not out) put on 451 in a world record partnership for Australia on Day 1 of the 5th cricket Test win against England at The Oval

Hitler Will Have to Break Us or Lose the War

1940 Battle of Britain: Air battle k

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