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Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton agreed - 1328, HMS Queen Charlotte Burns and Blows Up - 1800, Rubber Band Patented - 1845, Captain Oates leaves the tent - 1912, Marie Stopes Opens First Clinic - 1921, CND’s Inaugural Public Meeting - 1958, Eden Project Opens - 2001
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