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25 November 1952: “The Mousetrap” premieres in London
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25 November 1952: “The Mousetrap” premieres in London
On this day in 1952, Agatha Christie’s murder mystery play “The Mousetrap” began a run of over 28,000 performances in the West End, to become the long…
25 Nov 2020
24 November 1859: Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species”
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24 November 1859: Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species”
On this day in 1859, Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species”, the book considered by many to be the cornerstone of evolutionary biology.
24 Nov 2020
23 November 2006: Alexander Litvinenko dies in hospital
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23 November 2006: Alexander Litvinenko dies in hospital
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died in hospital on this day in 2006, after being poisoned with the radioactive isotope polonium-210.
23 Nov 2020