Historical Events

William the Conqueror Lands in England

1066 William the Conqueror , Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman Conquest of England

Battle at Tinchebrai

1106 Battle of Tinchebrai: English King Henry I defeats his brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Normandy

1652 Battle of Elba /Monte Cristo: Dutch fleet under Johan van Galen defeats an English fleet

1839 British Association expedition to Antarctica ships Erebus and Terror set sail from England to attempt to locate the magnetic South Pole

1899 Transvaal mobilizes its army in the lead-up to the Second Boer War

1928 Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight over the English Channel with one passenger

Sweet Potato

1968 Noël Coward 's musical revue "Sweet Potato" opens

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