Helen F
Warrington |
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Mon 4th Nov 2024 3:35pm
Hilaire Bernigaud, count de Chardonnet ... he opened a factory, Société de la Soie de Chardonnet ("Society of the Silk of Chardonnet") in Besançon, which in 1891 began to produce the world's first commercially made synthetic fibre, sometimes called Chardonnet silk to distinguish it from other forms of rayon. |
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Mick Strong
Coventry |
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Mon 11th Nov 2024 7:46pm
In 2005, Coventry was the first to host the International Children's Games. Mick Strong
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry Thread starter
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Tue 12th Nov 2024 10:20am
Thanks, Mick, I've added that one now. Coventry was the first UK city, not the first ever, but UK firsts are still firsts! |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry Thread starter
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Thu 14th Nov 2024 11:06am
The other day, Paul Maddocks mentioned to me that Monty Python's first ever live stage show was tried out at the Belgrade Theatre. I hope they brought the parrot with them! This, of course, has been added to our list. |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry Thread starter
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Tue 26th Nov 2024 11:10am
I've just added an obscure item to our Coventry Firsts list, which I hadn't been looking for.
While researching our medieval defences, I looked up the word "spayer" (nowadays called a "sluice"), and realised that the OED gives Coventry the credit for giving the first recorded instance in print, back in 1450. |
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