1896: Fighter Kid McCoy became world welterweight champion when he beat Tommy Ryan in Long Island, USA.
1969: Concorde made its maiden flight from Toulouse in France.
1930: Lady Chatterley's Lover author, D. H. Lawrence, died on this day.
1896: Fighter Kid McCoy became world welterweight champion when he beat Tommy Ryan in Long Island, USA.
1969: Concorde made its maiden flight from Toulouse in France.
1930: Lady Chatterley's Lover author, D. H. Lawrence, died on this day.
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