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this one if found really interesting with everyone pushing for cars to be electric

19th Aug 1897 The London Electric Cab Company began operating the electric-powered taxi cabs in London's West End and the City. They had a range of up to 30 miles, and a top speed of 9 miles an hour. The cabs prove uneconomical and were withdrawn in 1900.

just shows it's not a new concept
 
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19th Aug 1919 Afghanistan gained full independence from Britain.

19th Aug 1942 British and Canadian troops launched a disastrous attack on German-held Dieppe.

19th Aug 1970 The 1000th episode of Coronation Street was broadcast.
 
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27tg Aug 1660 John Milton's books were burned in London, because of the author's attacks on King Charles II.

27th Aug 1784 The first balloon ascent was made in Britain, by James Tytler at Edinburgh.

27th Aug 1877 Birthday of The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, English motor manufacturer.

27th Aug 1896 The start (and end) of the Anglo-Zanzibar War. It was the shortest war in world history and lasted for just 38 minutes.

27th Aug 1899 The birth of C.S. Forester, the English novelist works include 12 book Horatio Hornblower series and The African Queen.

27 Aug 1900 Britain's first long distance bus service began between London and Leeds. The journey took 2 days!
 
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27th Aug 1950 The BBC transmitted the first ever live television pictures across the Channel.

27th Aug1966 Francis Chichester began the first solo circumnavigation of the world, when he set out from Plymouth in Gypsy Moth IV.

27th Aug 1967 Brian Epstein died, from an accidental overdose of brandy and barbiturates. He managed The Beatles and worked with Gerry and The Pacemakers Billy J. Kramer and Cilla Black.

27th Aug 1976 The Labour MP John Stonehouse resigned following his conviction for theft and fraud

27th Aug 1979 The death of Lord Louis Mountbatten The IRA exploded a 50lb, remote-controlled bomb on his boat Shadow V off the coast of County Sligo,

27th Aug 1995 The Rugby Union authorities announced that the amateur game was turning professional.
 
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2nd Sept 1666 The Great Fire of London began in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane, and rapidly spread throughout the city, destroying most of London's buildings and houses. Although 13,000 buildings were destroyed in the four-day blaze only six people died

2nd Sept 1685 The beheading of Lady Alice Lisle, the last woman to have been executed by a judicial sentence of beheading in England.

2nd Sept 1752 The Julian calendar was used in Britain and the Colonies 'officially' for the last time, almost two centuries after most of Western Europe had adopted the Gregorian calendar. As in the rest of Europe, the following day in Britain became 14th September.

2nd Sept 1945 World War II officially ended when Japanese officials, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, surrendered on behalf of their country.

2nd Sept 1949 The birth of Moira Stuart, British journalist and the first African-Caribbean female newsreader on British television.

2nd Sept 1973 The death (aged 81) of JRR Tolkein.

2nd Sept 1994 Entertainer and television presenter Roy Castle died

2nd Sept 1996 British boxer Frank Bruno achieved his dream of becoming world heavyweight champion

2nd Sept 2013 The death of broadcaster and presenter David Jacobs aged 87 years
 
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Captain WH Rollins said:
Today is Autumnal Equinox - Autumn Begins

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