15th January
Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 06:38In 1535 – Henry the Eight became head of the Church of England
In 1759 –The British Museum opened – a maximum of a grand total of 10 people per hour were allowed in! - http://www.britishmuseum.org/
In 1790 –Fletcher Christian and his crew landed on Pitcairn
In 1859 –The National Gallery opened in London - http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
In 1870 –Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became Britain’s first female doctor
In 1927 – BBC Radio broadcast the first commentary of a rugby match
In 1991 – Elizabeth II allowed Australia to become the first Commonwealth country to institute its own separate Victoria Cross reward.
In 1759 –The British Museum opened – a maximum of a grand total of 10 people per hour were allowed in! - http://www.britishmuseum.org/
In 1790 –Fletcher Christian and his crew landed on Pitcairn
In 1859 –The National Gallery opened in London - http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
In 1870 –Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became Britain’s first female doctor
In 1927 – BBC Radio broadcast the first commentary of a rugby match
In 1991 – Elizabeth II allowed Australia to become the first Commonwealth country to institute its own separate Victoria Cross reward.