Historical Events

First Black Englishman Depicted

1507 First named reference to royal trumpeter John Blanke, the first black person whose image survives from Tudor England, in payment for services by Henry VII [1]

1775 Lord Dunmore promises freedom to male slaves who join British army

1917 British capture Gaza, Palestine, from Turks

1941 British air attacks on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied

John Meets Yoko

1966 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition at Indica Gallery in London [1]

1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono release their second album "Wedding Album" in UK

Gone With The Wind

1976 "Gone With The Wind", 1939 Oscar-winning film epic starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable , makes broadcast television debut on NBC; aired in two parts over con

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