1154: Nicholas Breakspear is elected Pope Hadrian IV, the only Englishman to become pope.
1829: Suttee' - the ritual burning of a wife with her dead husband - is outlawed by the British in India.
1961: The female oral contraceptive, or 'pill', becomes available on the National Health Service. :wink:
:biggrin:
1829: Suttee' - the ritual burning of a wife with her dead husband - is outlawed by the British in India.
1961: The female oral contraceptive, or 'pill', becomes available on the National Health Service. :wink:
:biggrin: