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593 Beatrice Page became the first female tram driver in the country Beatrice worked on the Weston-super-Mare Tramways, and started work when many of the male tram drivers went to war. N/A N/A Beach N/A Weston-super-Mare N/A View N/A 1 1 1,916 24130931 331,685 161,348 0 0 View N/A View beatrice-page-became-the-first-female-tram-driver-in-the-country
594 B C Hucks made history by being the 1st aviator to fly a plane across the Bristol Channel Hucks flew from Weston over to Cardiff and back on a Blackburn monoplane N/A N/A Weston Airfield N/A Weston-super-Mare N/A N/A N/A 2 1 1,900 24111415 334,879 160,120 0 0 View N/A View b-c-hucks-made-history-by-being-the-1st-aviator-to-fly-a-plane-across-the-bristol-channel
595 WW2 Bombings in Weston-super-Mare Weston was targeted by a number of air raids, with January 4, 1941 a day of particular infamy, with 34 people killed by 3,000 incendiary bombs dropped on the town. N/A N/A N/A N/A Weston-super-Mare N/A View N/A 3 1 1,941 N/A 332,147 161,201 0 0 View N/A View ww2-bombings-in-weston-super-mare
596 WW2 Bombings in Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon Blitz Many buildings and structures were damaged or destroyed during the bombings N/A N/A Various locations N/A Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare N/A View N/A 4 1 1,941 N/A 340,000 170,000 0 0 View N/A View ww2-bombings-in-weston-super-mare-and-clevedon-blitz
597 The original Portishead railway station was closed It was demolished to make way for the new Portishead B Power Station. It was replaced the same day with a new station 400 metres away. N/A N/A Old railway station N/A Portishead N/A View N/A 4 1 1,954 N/A 347,170 176,800 0 0 View N/A View the-original-portishead-railway-station-was-closed
598 Food rationing started in Great Britain Ration books introduced with coupons for butter, eggs, bacon and sugar. Soon after, many other items also became rationed, such as biscuits, milk, tea and canned fruit. N/A N/A N/A N/A Nationally N/A View N/A 8 1 1,940 N/A 450,000 320,000 0 0 View N/A View food-rationing-started-in-great-britain
599 Income Tax was introduced Initially two shillings in the pound (10p) to fund the Napoleonic Wars N/A N/A N/A N/A Nationally N/A N/A N/A 9 1 1,799 N/A 450,000 320,000 0 0 View N/A View income-tax-was-introduced-
600 Penny post introduced The Penny Postage was introduced so letters could be sent anywhere in the country for a small sum. N/A N/A N/A N/A Nationally N/A N/A N/A 10 1 1,840 N/A 450,000 320,000 0 0 View N/A View penny-post-introduced
601 The world's first underground railway opened in London The first line was the Metropolitan line between Paddington and Farringdon. N/A N/A N/A N/A Nationally N/A N/A N/A 10 1 1,863 N/A 450,000 320,000 0 0 View N/A View the-worlds-first-underground-railway-opened-in-london
602 England's first state lottery held Tickets were sold at St Paul's Cathedral N/A N/A N/A N/A Nationally N/A N/A N/A 11 1 1,569 N/A 450,000 320,000 0 0 View N/A View englands-first-state-lottery-held
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