Edward VI is Crowned King of England
On this day, in 1547, Edward VI was crowned the King of England at the age of nine in Westminster Abbey.
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Shrove Tuesday
Also known as Pancake Day, rich foods are used up to prepare for fasting during Lent, which lasts for 40 days.
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Start of Lent
Today is Ash Wednesday and signals the start of Lent. Some people give up
a luxury during this time.
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Samuel Pepys born (1633)
Samuel Pepys, famous for his diaries, and an eye-witness to the Great Fire of London, was born on this day in 1633.
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Birth of Kellogg
On this day in 1852, co-inventor of the breakfast cereal staple, corn flakes, John Harvey Kellogg was born.
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Sir Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren British architect, astronomer, and geometrician died this day in 1632.
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'Buffalo Bill' born (1846)
On this date in 1846 William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody, American cowboy, frontier explorer and showman was born.
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