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Famous dates in Edinburgh:
17th of March 1328 : Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton agreed
1th of January 1707 : The Act of Union Signed
14th of April 1736 : The Porteous Riots
6th of December 1768 : 1st Instalment of Encyclopaedia Britannica
27th of August 1784 : First British Balloon Ascent
25th of January 1817 : The Scotsman Launched
4th of February 1818 : Scott Uncovers the Honours of Scotland
18th of December 1819 : Ivanhoe Published
15th of November 1824 : Edinburgh Fires
28th of January 1829 : William Burke is hanged
27th of March 1871 : 1st international rugby match - Scotland V England
24th of August 1947 : First Edinburgh International Festival
22nd of February 1997 : Dolly the Sheep Cloned

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A Picture of Britain
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Coast
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Churchill

Brit Quote:
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall. - Denis Healey
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On this day:
Battle of Towton - 1461, Battle of Alresford - 1644, Albert Hall Opens - 1871, Captain Scott dies - 1912, First London Marathon - 1981
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