winchestergirl42 takes a look a events in the past- 3rd April 2018

in history •  7 years ago 

Hi all , as time began events happen all time , some get forgotten and some are remembered here are a few moments in time that happened today.

In 1882 Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford who shot him , while Jesse James was dusting a picture in his home !

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1043 Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England , when he died it was Harold Godwinson who took over.

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Knight's Templar's the second council of Vienna was suppressed in 1312, it was The Pope who gave the order to the cardinal's for approval the papal bull ( a public decree ) to suppress The Templar's.

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Emmeline Pankhurst was sentenced for three years in prison in 1913 she was a British suffragette ,the same year the government passed the" Cat and Mouse " act as people went on hunger strikes whilst in prison.Prisoners who went on hunger strike's were released , then when strong again , there were re arrested.

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In 1657 Oliver Cromwell refuses the crown because he would face a army revolt if he accepted also he did not want people to think he was taking the crown for his own ambition.

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Great Britain in 1925 goes back to gold standard having been abolished in 1931 , but then restored under Winston Churchill.

Miriam Hargrave in 1970 passes her drivers test on the 40th attempt -only in England !

In 1868 a person from Hawaiian surfs a 50 foot tidal wave.

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Martin Luther King Jr made his " I've been to the mountain top " speech, sadly the next day he was assassinated.

In 1973 a Mr Francis W Dorion got a patent for a dual razor blade.

Washington Irving was born today in 1783 he wrote The legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Thanks for stopping by xx

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Interesting information @ winchestergirl42, I enjoyed reading it. All the best for you and yours. Best regards.