20th April 1968: Enoch Powell delivers his controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech on immigration
20/04/2026
Powell argued that continued immigration would create social tension in Britain, illustrating his argument with a quotation from the Roman poet Virgil describing a vision of “the River Tiber foaming with much ...
19th April 1839: The Treaty of London establishes an independent Belgium
19/04/2026
The Treaty of London was signed, which recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of ...
18th April 1506: Construction begins on Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome
18/04/2026
Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica, one of Catholicism’s most sacred ...
17th April 1951: Peak District in northern England formally designated the United Kingdom’s first National Park
17/04/2026
The Peak District was selected as the first area to receive this status because of its landscape and its proximity to large populations covering approximately 555 square miles across parts of Derbyshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, and ...
16th April 1922: Former WW1 enemies Germany and Russia sign the Treaty of Rapallo
16/04/2026
The Treaty of Rapallo meant the two countries ended all territorial and financial arguments stemming from the previous Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and agreed to ‘co-operate in a spirit of mutual goodwill in meeting the economic needs of both ...
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