Conspiracy of Words - Page 5 of 6 - Stories and other writing by Ben Thurley

Colourful lottery balls

11 January 1569 – First recorded lottery in England

Stacked stone walls of ancient Irish ringfort

10 January 1863 – The London Underground (world’s oldest underground railway) opens

springboks pronking

9 January – Sir Humphry Davy tests the Davy Lamp for miners

8 January 1984 – Death of Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur

Message #3: Soul stealing

Cuban Flag

7 January 1959 – The US recognises the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro

South Sea Bubble Playing Card – Two of Spades

6 January 1721 – The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings

5 January – Feast Day of St Simeon Stylites (Western Church)

4 January 1785 – Birth of Jacob Grimm (one of the Brothers Grimm)

3 January 1496 – Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine

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