Historical Events

The Mayflower

1620 After a month of delays off the English coast and about two months at sea, the Mayflower spots land (Cape Cod)

Shaftesbury Dismissed

1673 English King Charles II dismisses the Earl of Shaftesbury from his post as Lord Chancellor

1729 Spain, France & Britain sign Treaty of Seville

Cullinan Diamond

1907 The Cullinan Diamond, the largest ever discovered and weighing 8.8 carats, is presented to King Edward VII on his 66th birthday

Frederick Soddy

1922 Frederick Soddy wins the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (announced in 1922 due to a technicality)

The Beatles Meet Epstein

1961 The Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein after a lunch time performance at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England

Derry Loyalist March

1968 Ian Paisley

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