ON THIS DAY

Published date13 September 2021
Publication titleCoventry Telegraph
1909: The first performance took place of Oscar Strauss's The Chocolate Soldier, the operetta based on Shaw's Arms And The Man. 1915: The process for making breakfast cereal flakes was patented by Frank Martin, as previously the combination of corn, oats and grain had proved indigestible for the public.

Arnold Schoenberg 1944: William Heath Robinson, the English artist known for his drawings of complex machinery which performed simple tasks, died. 1957: The Mousetrap, a murdermystery, became Britain's longest running play, reaching its 1,998th...

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