On this day
4:04pm Thursday 11th March 2010 in News
1682: The Chelsea Hospital for old soldiers (Chelsea Pensioners), also venue for the world-famous flower show, was founded.
1819: Sir Henry Tate, sugar refiner who left his art collection to the nation which formed the basis for the Tate Gallery, was born in Chorley, Lancs.
1864: The Bradfield Reservoir, near Sheffield, burst its banks, killing 270 people.
1925: No No Nanette was premiered at the Palace Theatre, London, with Binnie Hale playing Nanette.
1941: The US Congress passed the Lend-Lease Bill enabling Britain to borrow millions of dollars to buy food and arms for the Second World War. The loan was only to be paid back after the war.
1945: The huge Krupps factory in Germany was destroyed when 1,000 Allied bombers took part in the biggest ever daylight raid.
1985: The Al-Fayed brothers won control of the House of Fraser Group to become owners of Harrods.
1988: The Bank of England pound note ceased to be legal tender at midnight, and was replaced by the pound coin.
