Historical Events

Jews Imprisoned

1210 King John of England begins imprisoning Jews

Othello

1604 William Shakespeare 's tragedy "Othello" is first presented

1611 Shakespeare 's romantic comedy play "The Tempest" is performed at court in front of James I at Whitehall Palace - its first recorded performance [1]

Micrographia

1665 Robert Hooke 's landmark work "Micrographia," with drawings using a microscope and coining the word "cell," is published by the Royal Society

1683 The English crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

1765 Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies

1914 German-British naval battle at Coronel, Chile

First Sea Lord

1919 British Admiral David Beatty becomes First Sea Lord

1929 Lundy Island, part of British Isles, issue

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