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Today's Events
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Friday 29 March
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Forthcoming Events
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Saturday 30 March
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Sunday 31 March
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Anniversary 1950
British Government at last recognised the People's Republic of China.
The Foreign Secretary was quoted as saying that the British Government
would have liked to recognise it earlier, but the problem was that all
Chinese Republics looked the same to them.
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Monday 1 April
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Tuesday 2 April
Roistering Day
The British Army experienced their worst massacre in its history at
Kabul in Afganistan.
It was shortly after this incident that the British Army terminated
the practice of standing in straight lines and shouting "Come on then
Johnny Afghan, let's see what you're made of".
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Wednesday 3 April
ANNIVERSARY:
The Great Fire of Eton (1872). Someone left a fag burning.
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Thursday 4 April
First successful crossing of Trafalgar Square by taxi (1963)
Day of Prayer for Church Leaders to stop mouthing pious platitudes about problems they don't understand.
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Friday 5 April
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"Save The Semi-colon" Day
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