On This Day | Cockney Cabbies

4th April 1873

The Kennel Club was founded. It is the oldest, recognized kennel club in the world and was the...

Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeeded her...

The Ealing Club formed It originally opened in January 1959 as the 'Ealing Jazz Club', changing...

On this day... 31st August 1900 First sale of Coca Cola in Britain Image from the magnificent...

On this day.... 30th August 1846 Thomas Wall Born Sausage entrepreneur and philanthropist. Born...

On This Day... 23rd August 1617 1st One Way Street The first one-way streets were introduced in...

On This Day... 22nd August 1932 BBC First TV Broadcast The BBC began its first experiments with...

On this day... 21st August 1952 Joe Strummer Born Co-founder and lead singer of The Clash. Born...

On This Day.... 18th August 1941 Britain's National Fire Service was established. Cockney...