On 22nd March 1774, Mary Cooper published the first book of English nursery rhymes. It was called Tommy Thumb’s Song Book and included the now out of favour “Baa Baa Black Sheep”.
On 22nd March 1824, the government bought 38 paintings, at a total cost of £57,000 to establish the national collection which is now housed [...]
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