Black Dog’s Tail dockedOn this day in 1965 workmen entered the chamber of the House of Commons and cut down Black Dog’s Tail, the length of tarred rope from HMS Victory that had hung from the ceiling since the ship’s return from the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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8 March 1948
Skipton hits the spot
Skipton’s Mutton Bags were first sold on this day in 1948. Read on...
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary enjoy a mutton beverage on Everest