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    Oops! - I wasn't thinking straight. Error now corrected.

    As an update - Anak Krakatau, the volcano formed in the caldera of Krakatoa, itself erupted in 2018.
    Barry

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    On the 28th August,

    1207
    Liverpool was created as a borough by King John.

    1830
    The first US-built locomotive, Tom Thumb, lost a race with a horse-drawn car.

    1833
    Britain banned slavery with the Slavery Abolition Act.

    1837
    Pharmacists John Lea and William Perrin created Worcestershire sauce.

    1963
    Civil rights leader Martin Luther King made his famous 'I have a dream' speech in Washington DC.

    1965
    Bob Dylan was booed for playing electric guitar during a concert in New York City.

    2019
    Boris Johnson prorogued Parliament.
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