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August 29th – Birthdays and Events

2020 - Caeden Thomson, aged 7, who was born 12 weeks early and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, climbed to the top of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.

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August 28th – Birthdays and Events

1988 - Kylie Minogue set a new UK record when her debut album Kylie, became the biggest selling album by a female artist in Britain, with sales of almost 2 million.

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August 27th – Birthdays and Events

1900 - Britain’s first long distance bus service began between London and Leeds. The journey took 2 days!

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August 26th – Birthdays and Events

2017 - Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks. The attack happened on August 17, when a van smashed into nearby walkers. Thirteen people were killed, while over 100 were injured.

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August 25th – Birthdays and Events

1997 - Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64. The game opened the FPS genre to the console market. It’s often credited for paving the way for the popularity of the Halo and Call of Duty franchises.

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August 24th – Birthdays and Events

2016 - Astronomers announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet named Proxima b. The planet orbits the nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, 4.22 lightyears away.

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August 23rd – Birthdays and Events

2005 - Hilary Lister, from Kent, became the first quadriplegic sailor to cross the English Channel. She achieved this by using controls powered by her breath to navigate her boat and made the crossing in six hours thirteen minutes.

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August 22nd – Birthdays and Events

2014 - ‘Upton Chippie’ in Gainsborough, which uses a coal-fired range and a 66 year old batter recipe, was listed alongside the finest restaurants in Britain in the Good Food Guide.

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August 21st – Birthdays and Events

1996 - The new Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, London, opened with a production of Two Gentlemen of Verona.

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