by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 18, 2022 | On This Day
Born at Greenwich Palace. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. When her sickly brother, the Protestant King Edward VI died in 1553, Mary was, by normal accession rules, next in line to the throne but she was Catholic. Edward and his councillors (he was...
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 17, 2022 | On This Day
The British parliament voted to join the European Common Market.
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 16, 2022 | On This Day
The British TV broadcasters BBC and ITV ended a postwar policy in which there was no programming between 6:00 and 7:00 at night; known as the “toddler’s truce,” the break was designed to help parents put children to bed.
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 15, 2022 | On This Day
Winston Churchill entered Parliament for the first time, as MP for Oldham. MPs of the period were unpaid and Churchill was forced to take a speaking tour in order to fund his tenure.
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 14, 2022 | On This Day
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Opened. Founded as The Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children. Its first premises were at 49 Great Ormond Street a converted 17th century townhouse on the...
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