The Cockney Cabbies Remember
On This Day...31st August 1900
On this day... 31st August 1900 First sale of Coca Cola in Britain Image from the magnificent...
30th August 1846
On this day.... 30th August 1846 Thomas Wall Born Sausage entrepreneur and philanthropist. Born...
23rd August 1617
On This Day... 23rd August 1617 1st One Way Street The first one-way streets were introduced in...
22nd August 1932
On This Day... 22nd August 1932 BBC First TV Broadcast The BBC began its first experiments with...
21st August 1952
On this day... 21st August 1952 Joe Strummer Born Co-founder and lead singer of The Clash. Born...
18th August 1941
On This Day.... 18th August 1941 Britain's National Fire Service was established. Cockney...
17th August 1483
On this Day... 17th August 1483 Edward V and brother Richard, Duke of York, killed in the Tower of...
11th August 1897
On This Day... 11th August 1897 Enid Blyton Born Children's writer. Born Enid Mary Blyton at 354...
10th August 1884
On This Day... 10th August 1884 Douglas Macmillan Born Civil servant and charity founder. Born...