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March 23rd - March 29th
The Palace of Knossos discovered, Beeching makes his cuts to the UK rail network, and Beethoven makes his first concert appearance.
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
23 March 1900 - Excavations begin at Knossos, Crete, revealing the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation
27 March 1963 - The Beeching report is published, leading to mass railway closures in the UK
26 March 1778 - Beethoven gives his first concert at the age of 7, he dies on the same day in 1827
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This Week in History
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
