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Did you know that the world’s first RADAR demonstration took place in Daventry on February 26 1935? The technology’s pioneer, Robert Watson-Watt, was able to detect the passage of an RAF Handley Page bomber using equipment mounted in a Flatnose Morris van parked in a field near Weedon a little outside the town.

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John Wilkins
Thomas Randolph

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Owen Glendower wins at Bryn Glas - 1402, Battle of Bothwell Bridge - 1679, The Somerset Case Judgement - 1772, Beginnings of the V&A - 1857, Victorias Diamond Jubilee - 1897, SS Empire Windrush Docks at Tilbury - 1948
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