29th June 1905

29th June 1905

On This Day… 29th June 1905 Automobile Asssociation Started   The Automobile Association, originally set up to help motorists avoid police speed traps, opened its first office in Fleet Street in 1905.   Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the...
28th June 1989

28th June 1989

On This Day… 28th June 1989 Opening of Austin Friars House   Our picture shows part of this building in 1970, before the restoration.   Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis...
25th June 1963

25th June 1963

On This Day… 25th June 1963 George Michael Born   Born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, he was immensely successful with Andrew Ridgeleyin the 1980s pop music duo Wham! (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go) and then in a solo career.   Died at his home in...
25th June 1963

25th June 1963

On This Day… 25th June 1963 George Michael Born   Born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, he was immensely successful with Andrew Ridgeleyin the 1980s pop music duo Wham! (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go) and then in a solo career.   Died at his home in...
24th June 1717

24th June 1717

On This Day… 24th June 1717 Grand Lodge of England Started   By 1717 the Masonic lodges were already clubs having no connection to stone-masonry. Four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron pub in St Paul’s Churchyard and formed the first Grand Lodge,...
23rd June 1940

23rd June 1940

On This Day… 23rd June 1940 Adam Faith Born   Singer and actor. Born as Terence Nelhams Wright at 4 Churchfield Road East, Acton. He was spotted while playing in a skiffle group in the 2i’s Coffee Bar Soho, and subsequently made his first appearance on the...