Now and then

From: The Scotsman | Date: July 26, 2003 | Copyright information

26 July

1792: Associated Friends of the People for Parliamentary Reform was constituted in Edinburgh.

1845: Brunel's 320ft iron ship Great Britain left Liverpool for New York on her maiden voyage.

1908: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation established.

1945: Clement Attlee's Labour government came to power with an absolute majority. He said: "Labour can deliver the goods."

1945: Britain, US and China demanded Japan's unconditional surrender as terms fo...

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