The Cockney Cabbies Remember

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...

On this Day... 17th August 1483 Edward V and brother Richard, Duke of York, killed in the Tower of...

On This Day... 11th August 1897 Enid Blyton Born   Children's writer. Born Enid Mary Blyton at 354...

On This Day... 10th August 1884 Douglas Macmillan Born   Civil servant and charity founder. Born...