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What Happened on July 24, 1851

Day of the Week: Thursday

Article: Light and Air For All – With No Charge!

Even larger houses had their windows bricked up to avoid tax
Even larger houses had their windows bricked up to avoid tax

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Historical Events

  • Window tax abolished in Britain

Famous Birthdays

  • Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (Schottky's theorem), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1935)

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