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14 hours ago · James Monroe. James Monroe (/ mənˈroʊ / mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last ...
14 hours ago · The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, [ 18 ] is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party. It has been the Official Opposition since being defeated in the 2024 general election.
14 hours ago · 29 June: The formation of Thames Ironworks F.C. by workers at the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company in Canning Town, the predecessor of West Ham United F.C., is announced. 17 July: The Great Wheel opens at the Earl's Court exhibition grounds; at 94 m (300 ft), it is the world's tallest Ferris wheel at this date. It is last used in ...
14 hours ago · William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton was granted the reversion in 1337 and took seisin ten years later. After his death, it reverted again to the Crown and in 1363 Edward II granted it to his son Edmund of Langley, Duke of York , through whose heirs it passed to Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York , [ 51 ] a major figure in the Wars of the Roses and rival of Henry VI .
14 hours ago · Sir James Ulick Francis Canning Alexander GCVO KCB CMG OBE. Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King. Charles Williams MP, Member for Tavistock, 1918–1922, and for Torquay since 1924. For political and public services.
