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Neptune is officially observed, Number 10 Downing Street becomes more than just a house and theatre censorship is abolished in the UK.
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23rd September 1846: Through applying maths and physics, the planet Neptune is officially observed and identified by the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
22nd September 1735: The man regarded as the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, moves into Number 10 Downing Street.
26th September 1968: Theatre censorship is abolished in the UK, ending restrictions which had existed for over 200 years.
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