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5 hours ago · 1. 1799–1803 1807–1813 1815. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United ...
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5 hours ago · v. t. e. Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994.
5 hours ago · United Kingdom portal. v. t. e. The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being in 1707 with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain.
1 day ago · Northern line platforms opened February 1904. Connects with National Rail services. map 33: Moorgate: 25 February 1900: Metropolitan Railway station opened 23 December 1865. Change for Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines and National Rail services. map 34 Has an interchange with the Elizabeth line via Liverpool Street station. Bank
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5 hours ago · “Harrison Butker got a lot wrong in his commencement speech, but one thing he did get right is that Joe Biden and pro-choice Catholics are not alone — 63% of Catholics support legal abortion,” Catholics for Choice, a Catholic group that backs abortion rights, said in a statement on X. Fifty-seven percent of Catholics in the US also favor same-sex marriage, according to a Pew poll.
1 day ago · The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper ), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele ( / ˈpæʃəndeɪl / ), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. [a] The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to ...
5 hours ago · 24 December – First broadcast from Newcastle upon Tyne (station 5NO). 1923. 8 January – First outside broadcast, the British National Opera Company's production of The Magic Flute from Covent Garden. 18 January – The UK Postmaster General grants the BBC a licence to broadcast. 13 February – First broadcast from Cardiff (station 5WA).
