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	5:40am Sun 4 May 08
	4th May 1715 - Folding umbrellas are patented.

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	5:37am Sat 3 May 08
	3rd May 1952 - Newcastle United becomes the first team to win the FA Cup for two years running in the 20th Century.

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	5:39am Fri 2 May 08
	2nd May 1519 - Artist Leonardo da Vinci died.

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	5:36am Thu 1 May 08
	1st May 1707 - The Act of Union joins the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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	5:48am Wed 30 Apr 08
	30th April 1945 - Nazi leader Adolf Hitler dies.

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	5:47am Tue 29 Apr 08
	29th April 1930 - It becomes possible to phone Australia from England.

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	5:44am Mon 28 Apr 08
	28th April 1918 - Assasin, who is credited with causing World War I by killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Gavrilo Princip dies.

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	5:43am Sun 27 Apr 08
	27th April 1791 - American inventor of Morse Code Samuel Morse is born.

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	5:41am Sat 26 Apr 08
	26th April 1921 - The first motorcycle police go on duty in London.

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	5:39am Fri 25 Apr 08
	25th April 1684 - The thimble is patented.

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