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February 7: The 1st English Prince of Wales, the Maastricht Treaty and a 2,000 year-old Treasure

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February 7, 2021

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1238  The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir

1301  Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes first (English) Prince of Wales

1842  Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien

1856  Colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the 1st piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot

1991  The IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting.

1992  Maastricht Treaty signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)

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February 7: 2,000-year-old Glass Treasure Shattered by a Drunk


One of the British Museum's treasured pieces of Roman antiquity was shattered on this day by a drunken visitor.
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