The Modern Historian
31 January 2010

On this day in history: Battle of George Square, 1919

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In the 1910s and 1920s the urban sprawl around Glasgow, including the towns Clydebank, Greenock, and Paisley were centres of working class r...
29 January 2010

On this day in history: First gasoline-driven automobile patented, 1886

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The German engine designer and automobile engineer Karl Benz was born on 25th November 1844 in Karlsruhe, Baden, to Josephine Vaillant. A fe...
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28 January 2010

On this day in history: Foundation of first permanent British colony in the Caribbean, 1624

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In 1493, Christopher Columbus led the first European exploration of the islands located where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. He...
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