The Modern Historian
31 March 2010

On this day in history: Eiffel Tower inaugurated, 1889

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In 1884, the French structural engineer and architect, Gustave Eiffel, started to draw up plans for a 300-metre tall iron tower. He submitte...
28 March 2010

On this day in history: First seaplane flight, 1910

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On 28th March 1910, Henri Fabre made the first successful flight in a seaplane at Martigues, near Marseilles. Fabre took four years to desig...
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27 March 2010

On this day in history: First Rugby Union international, 1871

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The issue of the sporting journal Bell's Weekly published on 8th December 1870 included the following challenge issued by the captains ...
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