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January 2012	Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1801, Robert Farlow transported for seven years fo ... :: Event anniversary Friday, 20 January 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1801, French corvete Huron captured by His Majesty ... :: Event anniversary
February 2012	Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1801, Man condemned to be hung for striking a Boat ... :: Event anniversary
March 2012	Friday, 02 March 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1801, Haslar's dead patients belongings for sale b ... :: Event anniversary Friday, 09 March 2012 00:00 - 23:59 Jack the Painter executed,Portsmouth,1777 :: Event anniversary Friday, 23 March 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1945, Operation Varsity, the Airborne Crossing of ... :: Event anniversary
April 2012	Wednesday, 04 April 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1769, Thomas Masterman Hardy was born :: Births Sunday, 08 April 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1806,Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born :: Births
May 2012	Sunday, 13 May 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1686, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was born :: Births Monday, 21 May 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1859, Arthur Conan Doyle,the creator of Sherlock H ... :: Births
June 2012	Saturday, 30 June 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1824, One gallon of beer a day for all serving on ... :: Event anniversary
July 2012	Friday, 06 July 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1930, Arthur Conan Doyle,the creator of Sherlock H ... :: Deaths Tuesday, 17 July 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1848, WG Grace, known formally as Dr William Gilbe ... :: Births
August 2012	Wednesday, 08 August 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1914, The German submarine U15 was sunk :: Event anniversary Saturday, 25 August 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1914, HMS Highflyer sank the Kaiser Willhem der Gr ... :: Event anniversary Monday, 27 August 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1914, German Cruiser Mainz sunk, Heligoland Bight :: Event anniversary
September 2012	Tuesday, 04 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1914, HMS Pathfinder, sunk by a German mine, North ... :: Event anniversary Friday, 07 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1914, First British soldier executed for desertion ... :: Event anniversary Saturday, 08 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1941, Japanese bomb the United States mainland,Ore ... :: Event anniversary Sunday, 09 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1904, Scott and the Discovery arrived at Portsmout ... :: Event anniversary Monday, 10 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 2001, Empty Sky :: Event anniversary Wednesday, 12 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1920, The Nab Tower was sunk into position in the ... :: Event anniversary Wednesday, 12 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1759, The Battle and Capture of Quebec :: Event anniversary Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1752 Gregorian calendar adopted by the British Emp ... :: Event anniversary Friday, 14 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1859,Isambard Kingdom Brunel died :: Deaths Saturday, 15 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1908, General Motors was founded :: Event anniversary Saturday, 15 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1736, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit died :: Deaths Sunday, 16 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1944, Operation Market Garden, Arnhem :: Event anniversary Monday, 17 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1970, Jimi Hendrix died :: Deaths Tuesday, 18 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1963, David Seaman was born :: Births Wednesday, 19 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1839, Thomas Masterman Hardy died :: Deaths Thursday, 20 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1866, H.G. Wells was born :: Births Friday, 21 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1914, Three British cruisers were sunk by the Germ ... :: Event anniversary Friday, 28 September 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1758, Horatio Nelson was born :: Births
October 2012	Saturday, 20 October 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1805, Horatio Nelson died :: Deaths Monday, 22 October 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1915, WG Grace, known formally as Dr William Gilbe ... :: Deaths
November 2012	Saturday, 10 November 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1911, Royal Cows board the Royal Yacht Medina,Port ... :: Event anniversary
December 2012	Friday, 28 December 2012 00:00 - 23:59 1860, HMS Warrior launched :: Event anniversary

Steam power not to be used,but in cases of necessity,the Admiralty,1856

Friday, 18 September 2009 09:00

This circular from the Admiralty to all Captains, dated August 26th, 1856 is from the Navy List of December 1860. It would appear that steam power was being used unnecessarily, and coal was being more

Jack the Painter was executed,Portsmouth,1777

Thursday, 17 September 2009 09:00

On March 10th, 1777 John Aitkin, since known as Jack the Painter was hung on a gallows sixty four and a half feet high, being formed of the mizen-mast of the Arethusa at Portsmouth Dockyard. His body more

Warrior the largest warship the world had ever seen, 1860

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 09:00

HMS Warrior, the first iron-hulled, armour-plated warship, was built for the Royal Navy in response to the French ironclad warship La Gloirefirst, which was launched a year earlier. She was built in more

The German light-cruiser Emden, capured seven British merchantmen,Bay of Bengal,1914

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:00

On September 10th, 1914 the elusive German light-cruiser Emden, not been seen for several weeks, suddenly appeared in the Bay of Bengal. Between September the 10th and the 16th she captured seven more

History Of Dakar

Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:10

The city of Dakar is situated on the Atlantic coast of the country of Senegal. The peninsula Cap-Vert is quite well known in Senegal and here is where the capital city of Senegal is located at. more

History Of Perfume

Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:08

What is Perfume? Individuals have employed perfumes for just about all of recorded history. While hygiene standards have varied over hundreds of years (Queen Isabella of Spain, the 1400s, boasts more

The History Of The Lombardi Trophy

Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:05

Awarded each year to the winners of the Super Bowl, the Lombardi Trophy is the most coveted award in American football. The Super Bowl was known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game in the early more

The Benefits To Learning History

Sunday, 22 May 2011 21:59

Anyone that has a fascination with historical events knows that you always look at the important events, groups, and ideas from the past to help shape the world's future. History is so broad of a more