The Opening of Manchester’s First Public Baths and Wash-house in 1846
Manchester’s first public baths and wash-house opened on Miller Street in New Cross on the 9th of...
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Manchester’s first public baths and wash-house opened on Miller Street in New Cross on the 9th of...
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26th – The boxing world was horrified when Texan Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight...
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On the eve of The Great War, Danish football was on top of the world. Gold medals in the...
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In May 2016, the BBC featured a story on the science behind Leicester City’s historic premier...
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19th – In London on this day in 1924 the last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was sold. In 1932 the BBC...
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