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'A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles'

Born in Torquay, Devon
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England & France sign treaty of Westminster - 1527, The Louisiana Purchase - 1803, Hitler’s Suicide - 1945, Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London - 1980, Soho pub bombing - 1999
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