1897- London taxi driver George Smith was the first to get behind the wheel while intoxicated.
1901- Queen Vic has died at the age of 81
Things are bad.
1837- Robert Coking ran 180 yards to test the parachute. it does not work. Template!
1846- More than 40,000 people are said to be in critical condition in Liverpool.
1849- Every week 2,000 people die from cholera - diarrhea, blue fever and more.
1854- The Bartholomew Exhibition, the last temporary exhibition in London, has closed. People love it!