London timeline
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Goswick Rail Crash
The Goswick rail crash occurred on 26 October 1947 near the village of Goswick, Northumberland, England. The Flying Scotsman express from Edinburgh... Read more
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Games of the XIV Olympiad Held in London, United Kingdom
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London,... Read more
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Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash
The hope that 1952 would prove to be a good year from the point of view of train accident casualties has been extinguished by the disaster at... Read more
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The Great Smog of London
The Great Smog of '52 or Big Smoke was a severe air pollution event that affected London in December 1952. A period of cold weather combined with... Read more
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The Beatles' Decca audition
The Decca audition is the name given to the now-famous Beatles audition for Decca Records at their Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London,... Read more
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Hither Green Rail Crash
At least 40 rail passengers have died and 80 more have been wounded after a commuter train derailed in south-east London. The 19:43 express... Read more
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Moorgate Tube Crash
The Moorgate tube crash was a railway disaster on the London Underground, which occurred on Friday February 28th 1975 at 08.46 am. A southbound... Read more
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Julian Marley is born
Julian Ricardo Marley (born 4 June 1975 in London) is a British reggae musician. He is the son of reggae legend Bob Marley and a Bajan mother, Lucy... Read more
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Marchioness Disaster
At least 30 people died when a pleasure cruiser, packed with young party-goers, and a barge collided on the River Thames. The captain and second... Read more
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London Bombings of July 2005
At least 38 people were killed yesterday and more than 700 injured as terrorists struck at the heart of London, causing the biggest loss of life in... Read more
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Statue of Nelson Mandela unveiled at Parliament Square in London
On 29 August 2007, a statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled at Parliament Square in London by Richard Attenborough, Ken Livingstone, Wendy Woods,... Read more
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Surgeons at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital Perform the First Operations Using Bionic Eyes
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a National Health Service eye hospital in central London. It is in the London Borough of Islington,... Read more
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G20 Summit
G20: A helpful guide to saving the world Opinion: Here's what to look for as the rich and powerful meet in London. By Michael Moran - GlobalPost... Read more
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The Second G-20 Summit Meets
The G-20 Leaders' Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy was held in London on 2 April 2009 at the ExCeL Centre. It followed the first... Read more
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Protestors in London Gather to Oppose Iranian Election Results
Protests were organized outside the United Nations in New York City; in front of the Iranian embassies in Paris, Berlin, London, and Iranian... Read more
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Protesters in London Continue Demonstration Against Iranian Election Results
Protestors are expected to gather again outside the Iranian embassy in London this evening as the political crisis in Iran... Read more
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Disabled woman sues Abercrombie & Fitch
A woman claims clothing firm Abercrombie & Fitch made her work in the stockroom because her prosthetic arm did not fit the shop's image. Riam... Read more
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Alexander McQueen Dies
One of the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, has been found dead at his London home. The death of Mr McQueen, 40, is... Read more
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Metal Detectorist Dave Crisp Discovers a Hoard of Roman Coins Worth Over £300,000
The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found in April 2010 by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset, England. The coins... Read more
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Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match Begins Between Isner and Mahut
On Tuesday, the match began at 6:13 PM. Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Suspended after Fourth Set due to Fading Light
The first-round match already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set. Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Resumes at the Start of the Forth Set
On Wednesday, play resumed with the players square at the start of the fifth set at 2:04 PM Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Suspended due to Darkness, Tied 59-59
After 118 games on Wednesday with no breaks of serve in the fifth, play had to be suspended due to darkness again at: 9:10 PM, tied 59-59 in... Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Resumes, Tied at 59-59
Play is continuing for a third day on Thursday. Isner and Mahut split the first four sets Tuesday, before it became too dark to play. They began... Read more
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Isner beats Mahut 70-68 in Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match
When The Match That Would Not End finally did, at 70-68 in the fifth set, after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days, the customary... Read more
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