Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London. It is named after the House of Bruce who formerly owned the land on which it is built. Believed to lie on the site of an earlier building, about which little is known, the current house is one of the oldest surviving English brick houses. It was remodelled in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The house has been home to Sir William Compton, Richard Sackville, the Barons Coleraine and Sir Rowland Hill, among others. After serving as a school during the 19th century, when a large extension was built to the west, it was converted into a museum exploring the history of the areas which constitute the present London Borough of Haringey and the history of the postal service. The building also houses the archives of the London Borough of Haringey. Since 1892 the grounds have been a public park, Tottenham's oldest.

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626:

Forces led by Li Shimin, a son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang China, ambushed and killed his rival brothers Li Jiancheng, the Crown Prince, and Li Yuanji at the imperial palace in Chang'an. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incident_at_Xuanwu_Gate

1644:

The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters and the English Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Marston Moor, one of the decisive encounters of the English Civil War, near York. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marston_Moor

1937:

Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

1964:

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, outlawing segregation in schools, public places, and employment by circumventing limitations imposed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Civil Rights Cases. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964

1997:

The Thai baht rapidly lost half of its value, marking the beginning of the Asian Financial Crisis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_Financial_Crisis

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