On this day in history.

[AdmiralAdama]

Today in 1843 - James Douglas starts construction of Fort Camosun, now Victoria, the first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. (not Canada at that time)

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[Richard Brown]

16th March 1960, P&O's flagship, Canberra was launched. She was built by Harland & Wolff, Northern Ireland. She was advanced for her time, and aluminium was extensively used for her superstructure.

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[Iriana]

Many interesting things happened in history today;


March 16, 1827 - 1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing

March 16, 1867 - First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet.

March 16, 1869 - Hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by an African American in the Senate

March 16, 1871 - 1st fertilizer law enacted

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[Richard Brown]

17th March 2013. The last BBC News broadcasts take place at TV Centre, White City. This building has been the home of the BBC for 50 years.

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[scifan57]

17th March 2013. The last BBC News broadcasts take place at TV Centre, White City. This building has been the home of the BBC for 50 years.

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Did the BBC build a new building?

 

[Richard Brown]

Did the BBC build a new building?

Yes, they spent £1bn on a new centre behind Broadcasting House near Oxford Circus. This news article tells more http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/sep/07/bbc-1bn-new-base-broadcasting

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[AdmiralAdama]

Today in 1972 - Canadian born entertainer Neil Young's hit song Heart of Gold makes it to Number One in the US.


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(Heart of Gold - Live)

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[J. A.]

March 17, 1938: Rudolf Nureyev, dancer, is born

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Nureyev

 

[scifan57]

March 17, 461A.D., Saint Patrick dies in Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland.

 

[Iriana]

3.17. 432 - St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave

 

[scifan57]

March 17, 461A.D., Saint Patrick dies in Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland.

3.17. 432 - St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave

A double anniversary, then.

 

[J. A.]

March 18, 1892 - Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada

 

[J. A.]

March 19, 1848: Wyatt Barry Stapp Earp, policeman, deputy sheriff and deputy U. S. marshal, is born.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyatt_Earp

 

[J. A.]

March 20, 1916; Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_general_relativity

 

[J. A.]

March 21, 1963: Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Federal_Penitentiary