1. Football — 2021-08-14 19:52:33

   …ing played for hundreds of years. But it was in England that the modern game of football really begin to take shape. In 1863 the first Football Association (F.A.) was founded in [[England]]. == The meeting == {{Image url="FA_Freemasons1863.j…
   …is than the 'Local' [[pub]] over a pint. In the **Freemasons' Tavern** in Great Queen Street, [[London]] on 26 October 1863 rules for the modern game were laid down over a series of meetings. ::c:: == Biggest Sport == {{Image url="FA_Plaque.j…

2. Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46

   …of the line where the iron rails had to be renewed every six months, and occasionally every three." Six years later, in 1863, the rail seemed as perfect as ever, although some 700 trains had passed over it daily. {{Image url="Rail_Barrow_Steel_…

3. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47

   … in Great Britain === ~-[[CategorySport]] {{Image url="Sport.jpg" class="right" width="250px}} {{{toc}}} == Football 1863 == The origin of football (referred to as ''soccer'' by some) can be found in every corner of geography and history. T…
   …ing played for hundreds of years. But it was in England that the modern game of football really begin to take shape. In 1863 the first Football Association (F.A.) was founded in [[England]]. In the '''Freemasons' Tavern''' in Great Queen Stree…
   …t, London on 26 October 1863 rules for the modern game were laid down over a series of meetings. Central to these meetings was '''Ebenezer Cobb Morl…

4. Silicone — 2020-09-22 23:25:26

   …~-[[CategoryIndustry]]:[[Domestic]]:[[Medical]] {{Databox Image="Kipping.jpg" Who="Frederick Kipping" birth_date="16/8/1863" death_date="1/5/1949" width="300" class="right" }} {{{toc}}} Professor **Frederick Stanley Kipping** FRS (1863-1949) …

5. Hydroelectric Power — 2020-08-17 09:05:43

   …" alt="Cragside House" title="Cragside. First house lit by hydroelectricity." width="400" }} ::c:: == Cragside built in 1863 == <<{{amazon type="book" items="1904794491" }}<< Water from one of the estate's lakes was used to drive a Siemens dyna…

6. Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16

   …Underground Railway :: {{Image url="TubeLogo.jpg" title="Underground Logo" class="right" width="300" }} === London 1863 === ~-[[CategoryTransport]] The world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened {{Datediff from="10…
   …/1/1863"}} years ago on the 10th of January 1863. Known as the **'Tube'**, it is now part of the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. The first trains had…
   … gas-lit wooden carriages and were hauled by steam locomotives. /* event_date="10 January 1863" The world's first underground railway opens. */ == Innovation == {{Image url="TubeSteamTrain.jpg" class="left" title=…

7. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25

   …Meccano :: {{Databox Image="Frank_hornby.png" Who="Frank Hornby" birth_date="15/5/1863" birth_place="Liverpool [[England]]" death_date="21/9/1936" Invented="Meccano" }} [[CategoryInventions]] == Meccano ==…
   … Is one of the world's most popular toys. === Frank Hornby 1901 === **Hornby** was born on 15 May 1863 in Liverpool [[Lancashire]], [[England]] and was the son of John Oswald Hornby, and his wife Martha Thomlinson. ||{{{to…

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