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3 October 1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, the last independent ruler of Wales, was executed for allegedly plotting to kill Edward I. His execution was particularly gruesome. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1849 Writer Edgar Allan Poe was found lying in a gutter in Baltimore, outside a bar by a passing journalist. He was “barely coherent”. He was taken to a local hospital but never regained full lucidity and died 4 days later of “swelling of the brain”. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1940 Former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned from Winston Churchill’s coalition government due to ill health. He was suffering from terminal cancer and died on 9 November 1940. #WW2 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1941 Speaking to a crowd at Berlin’s Sportpalast an overconfident Adolf Hitler proclaimed Russia was already "to a great extent" broken and destined to "never rise again." It proved a very poor prediction. #WW2 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1992 Irish pop star Sinead O’Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II during the US NBC TV show Saturday Night Live. The studio audience was stunned into silence and the TV station received 4,400 calls from viewers protesting against O’Connor’s action. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1952 The rationing of tea in Britain, brought in during the Second World War, finally ended. Major Gwilym Lloyd-George, Minister of Food, announced the end of controls during a speech in Newcastle #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1915 Private Arthur Bowen (28120) 2 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Arthur is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1916 Lance Corporal William S Heywood (8517) 9 Bn Royal Fusiliers was killed in action and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. William is also remembered on the Cheadle Hulme War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1915 Private Thomas Bell (10383) 2 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Thomas is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1916 Private Joseph Scott Mounsey (15644) 1/5 Bn Cheshire Regiment died of wounds and was buried in Grove Town Cemetery. Joseph is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1915 Private George VS Swift (25807) 2 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. George is remembered on the Cheadle, Sale and Heald Green War Memorials and inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1915 Private Rodger Davenport (10452) 2 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Rodger is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1915 Private William Forshaw (10881) 2 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. William is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 5h

3 October 1917 Private Charles Bower (40553) Worcestershire Regiment died from wounds and was buried in Stockport Willow Cemetery. Charles is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 20h

The Drowning Cages: Underneath Putney Bridge, London, there are two metal cages. A popular urban myth claims criminals were locked inside to drown as the tide came in, they are actually part of a Victorian sewer relief system. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 20h

The 200-Year-Old Hidden Milestone: 10 Denmark Hill, London. For nearly two centuries, a historic milestone tracking distances to central London sat completely encased and hidden inside the brickwork of a butcher shop near Camberwell Green. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 20h

When life was far more simple ........... #History #HistoryMatters

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3 October 1995 O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. #History #HistoryMatters

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3 October 1990 The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 20h

3 October 1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 1981 The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power. #History #HistoryMatters

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3 October 1929 The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 1918 Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne. #History #HistoryMatters

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3 October 1912 U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 1789 George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 as Thanksgiving Day. #History #HistoryMatters

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3 October 1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor #History #HistoryMatters

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3 October 1683 Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 382 Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 42 BC Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 21h

3 October 2457 BC Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

Boaler Street School in Liverpool (historically spelled Boaler Street, often typed as Boiler Street) was built in 1902, later amalgamated with Butler Street School to form what is now New Park Primary School located at 100 Boaler Street. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

Tesco, 1975 Collecting the Green Shield Stamps, long before the Clubcard #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

Jack Straws .............. I used to have this game! #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

Dover in the late 1970s or early 80s, its majestic castle looking over the town. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

The ‘Malone Hoard’ 19 polished stone axe heads from the Neolithic which were found at Danesfort House, on Malone Road in Belfast during the 19th century. Part of the collections at the Ulster Museum in Belfast 📸Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

3rd century wall plaster from the Romano-British villa at Tarrant Hinton in Dorset, possibly depicting Narcissus, a hunter from Roman mythology. Now part of the collections at East Dorset Museum in Wimborne, Dorset. 📷 Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

2 October 1187 Jerusalem falls to Saladin an event which would trigger the 3rd Crusade #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

2 October 1981 The Police released their fourth studio album Ghost in the Machine. The multi-platinum album featured Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Invisible Sun and Spirits in the Material World. The album reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard 200. #History

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 23h

2 October 1950 The first Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz was published. The original strip introduced Charlie Brown, Shermy and Patty, with Snoopy appearing later that month. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1992 The Mighty Ducks"was released. Emilio Estevez starred as Gordon Bombay, a lawyer sentenced to community service who ends up coaching a struggling youth hockey team. The film grossed over $50M at the box office. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1987 The comedy Like Father Like Son starring Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron. Moore plays a father who accidentally switches bodies with his teenage son, played by Cameron. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1992 Mr. Baseball starring Tom Selleck opened Selleck played ageing New York Yankees slugger Jack Elliot, who is traded to Japan and joins the Chunichi Dragons. No, me neither .......... #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1918 The Lost Battalion survivors of the U.S. Army's 77th Division More than 550 men of the unit stormed the Argonne Forest and were cut off, surrounded and relentlessly attacked for a week. 194 men walked out alive after the Battalion was put under siege. #WW1 #History

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1836 Charles Darwin returned to England on HMS Beagle after 5 years of researching his landmark book: the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, published on 24 November 1859. The voyage which began on 27 December 1831 took Darwin around the globe. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1909 Twickenham stadium hosted its first rugby union match with Harlequins beating local rivals Richmond 14–10 in front of about 2,000 spectators. The stadium was built on a former market garden known as the "Cabbage Patch" purchased by Rugby Football Union in 1907. #History

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1971 The first episode of the game show The Generation Game, presented by Bruce Forsyth, was broadcast on BBC1. Based on a Dutch TV format, it pitted 4 teams of 2 people from the same family against other families to win very low value prizes. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1976 The first episode of the popular BBC1 Saturday morning children’s show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop presented by Noel Edmonds was broadcast. It ran for 146 live episodes until 27 March 1982. #History #HistoryMatters

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 October 1983 Neil Kinnock was elected as Leader of the UK Labour Party. He was the first leader to be born in Wales. He led Labour to its 3rd successive election defeat in 1987. He lost again at the 1992 general election despite Labour being ahead in the opinion polls #History #HistoryMatters

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