On August 24.1998 ; First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. source
On August 24.1998 ; First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
On August 27.1922 ; Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece. source
On August 27.1922 ; Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
On September 6.1781 ; The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory. source
On September 6.1781 ; The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
On September 6.1952 ; A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board. source
On September 6.1952 ; A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
On September 6.1997 ; The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television. source
On September 6.1997 ; The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
On September 7.1895;– The first game of what would become known as rugby league football is played, in England, starting the 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season. source
On September 7.1895;– The first game of what would become known as rugby league football is played, in England, starting the 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season.
On September 8.1761 ; Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. source
On September 8.1761 ; Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
On September 9.2015 ; Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. source
On September 9.2015 ; Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
On September 10.1976 ; A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176. source
On September 10.1976 ; A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176.
On September 15.1830 ; The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens. source
On September 15.1830 ; The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens.
On September 20.1860 ;The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits the United States. source
On September 20.1860 ;The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits the United States.
On September 20.2000 ; The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified. source
On September 20.2000 ; The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified.
On September 22.1955 ; In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time. source
On September 22.1955 ; In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
On September 24.1841 ;The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom. source
On September 24.1841 ;The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
On September 26.1953 ; Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ended source
On September 26.1953 ; Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ended
On September 27.1875 ; The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool. source
On September 27.1875 ; The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
On September 28.1971 ; The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis. source
On September 28.1971 ; The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
On September 29.1885 ; The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. source
On September 29.1885 ; The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
On September 29.1923 ; The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine. source
On September 29.1923 ; The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
On October 3.1952 ; The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power. source
On October 3.1952 ; The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
On October 4.1830 ; The Provisional Government of Belgium secedes from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. source
On October 4.1830 ; The Provisional Government of Belgium secedes from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
On October 4.1936 ; The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street. source
On October 4.1936 ; The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
On October 5.1930 ; British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage. source
On October 5.1930 ; British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.
On October 13.1884 ; The International Meridian Conference votes on a resolution to establish the meridian passing through the Observatory of Greenwich, in London, England, as the initial meridian for longitude. source
On October 13.1884 ; The International Meridian Conference votes on a resolution to establish the meridian passing through the Observatory of Greenwich, in London, England, as the initial meridian for longitude.
On October 14.1913 ; Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident claims the lives of 439 miners. source
On October 14.1913 ; Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident claims the lives of 439 miners.
On October 14.1940 ; Balham underground station disaster in London, England, sixty-six people in the station were killed during the Nazi Luftwaffe air raids on Great Britain. source
On October 14.1940 ; Balham underground station disaster in London, England, sixty-six people in the station were killed during the Nazi Luftwaffe air raids on Great Britain.
On October 16.1834 ; Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground. source
On October 16.1834 ; Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
On October 16.1841 ; Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. source
On October 16.1841 ; Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
On October 17.1956 ; The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England. source
On October 17.1956 ; The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
On October 17.2000 ; Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack. source
On October 17.2000 ; Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack.