English Heritage Prepare The Former Home Of Charles Darwin Ahead Of The New Visitor Season

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    English Heritage Prepare The Former Home Of Charles Darwin Ahead Of The New Visitor Season



    Emily Hasler, an English Heritage employee at Charles Darwins home, Down House, cleans a rabbit bone in his old study on April 2, 2011 in Downe, England. Staff at the house are cleaning and preparing the property ahead of their peak visitor season. The house contains the study where Darwin wrote [On the Origin of Species], as well as family rooms and an extensive garden that inspired the renowned scientist. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)...

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    Simply: Benny Hill

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    Simply: Benny Hill



    [Benny Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was a mainstream English comedian and actor, notable for his long-running television programme «The Benny Hill Show»]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: British comedian Alfred Hawthorn Hill poses with a group of showgirls. (Photo by Wattie/Express/Getty Images). 17th January 1955...

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    Motorcyclists Take Part In The Ride Of Respect To Raise Money For Service Veterans.

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    Motorcyclists Take Part In The Ride Of Respect To Raise Money For Service Veterans.



    Bikers ride along the High Street as they take part in the Ride Of Respect to raise money for service veterans on April 3, 2011 in Wootton Bassett, England. The ride, which involved 10,000 bikers and started at Hullavington airfield, aims to honour the people of Wootton Bassett and to raise money for the Afghan Heroes charity....

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    Featherweight Fury.

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2364, Fact
    Featherweight Fury.



    Jorge Diaz punches Teon Kennedy during their USBA Super Bantamweight bout during Top Ranks Featherweight Fury on March 26, 2011 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey....

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    Construction Continues On The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway

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    Construction Continues On The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway



    A CRH train is seen passing through Nanjing South Railway Station, which is part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Line, on March 27, 2011 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. The High-Speed railway line is 1,318 kilometres long, running between Beijing and Shanghai. The line will open on June 10, 2011. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)...

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    Protesters Against Spending Cuts Take Part In TUC's [March For The Alternative] Through London

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2948, Fact
    Protesters Against Spending Cuts Take Part In TUC's [March For The Alternative] Through London



    Paint splattered police officers look on during clashes outside Top Shop on Oxford Street, during marches in protest at government cuts on March 26, 2011 in London, England. Thousands are taking part in the Trades Union Congress (TUC) organised march to Hyde Park where a rally will take place. Police say they are deploying 4500 officers. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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    Personal Portrait: King Abdullah.

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    Personal Portrait: King Abdullah.



    King Abdullah of Jordan and Queen Rania who holds Princess Salma in her arms, pose for a portrait November 20, 2000 in Amman, Jordan....

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    35 Years Since Isabel Peron Deposed As President of Argentina

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3571, Fact
    35 Years Since Isabel Peron Deposed As President of Argentina



    General Augusto Pinochet, the President of Chile, with the Argentinian President, Maria Estela Martinez De Peron, at a dinner given in his honour in Buenos Aires. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 22nd April 1975...

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    Gorby 80 Gala At The Royal Albert Hall.

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    Gorby 80 Gala At The Royal Albert Hall.



    Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attends the Gorby 80 Gala at the Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2011 in London, England. The concert is to celebrate the 80th birthday of the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev....

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    Sotheby's Unveils Aboriginal Art Collection

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3181, Fact
    Sotheby's Unveils Aboriginal Art Collection



    Tim Klingender, Director of Aboriginal Art at Sothebys hangs the painting [Emu Corroboree Man] by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. The painting is expected to fetch AUD 150,000 – 250,000 (USD 120,000 – 200,000). Sothebys unveiled a selection of Aboriginal art and artifacts after a tour of New York and London, which will go to auction in Melbourne July 25 2005. The total pre-sales estimate of the collection is AUD 6 million – 8.5 million (USD 5 million – 7 million). (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)...

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