On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
11th-17th March 2019
11th Today in 1702 The Daily Courant, England’s first national daily newspaper was published for...
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Author: Margaret Roberts
On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~ 4th-10th March 2019
4th On this day in 1877 the Russian Imperial Ballet Company stages the first performance of Swan...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~ 25th February-3rd March 2019
25th Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrøm was born today in 1928. He won four Olympic gold medals and...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~ 18th-24th February 2019
18th During England’s record 13-0 win over Ireland on this day in 1882, Oliver Vaughton, (5...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~ 11th-17th February 2019
11th Born today in 1800, William Henry Fox Talbot, the photography pioneer, who produced the first...
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