Adolf Hitler offered peace to Great Britain if they would surrender and allow Germany to dominate the country.
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Brunel's SS Great Britain ship was launched after taking four years to build.
The Great Fire of Rome started when the merchant shops around the Circus Maximus caught fire.
George IV succeeded his father, George III, as King of the United Kingdom.
'The Midnight Snack' cartoon was released, making it Tom and Jerry's very first appearance.
In Rosetta, Egypt, French troops discovered a black stone carved with two ancient Egyptian texts and one Ancient Greek text.
