Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:14 pm
13 historical events which took place on January 10 ...1. 1863 – The London Underground, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between London Paddington station and Farringdon station
2. 1840 - Penny Post mail system starts
3. 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I
4. 1999 - Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) achieves his third UK No.1 single with 'Praise You'
5. 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London
6. 1996 - Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
7. 1978 – Birth of Brent Smith, American singer-songwriter (Shinedown)
8. 1984 - Argentine ex-president/general Bignone arrested
9. 1810 – Napoleon Bonaparte divorces his first wife Joséphine