Posted on March 10, 2008 by louisesnews
On 10th March 1629, Charles I dissolved Parliament, and it was inactive for 11 years.
In 1801 there was the first national Census, which was not as detailed as the Census is today.
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first ever telephone call. The call was made to his assistant Thomas Watson and consisted of the [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2008 by louisesnews
The UK government has pledged an extra £3million in funding to combat food shortages in Afghanistan.
The money will go to a joint United Nations and Afghan government appeal for £40million of food aid, and will be used to deal with malnutrition mainly among pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The government said the money was to provide a [...]
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