The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, was issued in Britain - 6th May 1840
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Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes - 4th May 1954
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King George VI opened the 'Festival of Britain' - 3rd May 1951
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Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces - 2nd May 1945
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Betting shops became legal in Britain - 1st May 1961
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The Vietnam War ended, with the South surrendering, unconditionally, to the North - 30th April 1975
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Oxford University agreed to admit female students for examinations - 29th April 1884
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Conscription for men aged 20-21 was announced in Britain - 27th April 1939
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Astronomer Patrick Moore presented the first broadcast of The Sky at Night - 26th April 1957
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The guillotine was first used in Paris - 25th April 1792