Which annual London event began in 1896?
"being passed Lawson organised an ""Emancipation Run"", which took place on 14 November 1896 when thirty vehicles travelled from London to Brighton. Annual commemoration of that emancipation day drive became famous and is known as the London to Brighton run. The relaxation of usage restrictions eased the way for the development of the British motor industry. The speed limit was raised to by the Motor Car Act 1903. Both the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 and the Motor Car Act 1903 were repealed by the Road Traffic Act 1930. Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 The Locomotives on Highways Act 1896"
"Six Days of London The Six Days of London is a six-day track cycling race held annually in London, United Kingdom. A first edition of the event was held in 1903, when 4 couples of riders competed 6 hours per day from 2 to 7 February at Alexandra Palace. The winning couple, England's Hall and Martin, rode a total amount of 839 miles. After that edition the Six Days race was not to return until 1923. The event wasn't held since 1980, but was revived in 2015. Between 1936 and 1980 the event was held at the Wembley Arena on"
"Notting Hill Carnival The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, each August over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday). It is led by members of the British West Indian community, and attracts around one million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street festivals, and a significant event in Black British culture. In 2006, the UK public voted it onto a list of icons of England. Despite its name, it is not part of"
"a temporary track. Since 2015, the event is held at the velodrome of the Lee Valley VeloPark. Six Days of London The Six Days of London is a six-day track cycling race held annually in London, United Kingdom. A first edition of the event was held in 1903, when 4 couples of riders competed 6 hours per day from 2 to 7 February at Alexandra Palace. The winning couple, England's Hall and Martin, rode a total amount of 839 miles. After that edition the Six Days race was not to return until 1923. The event wasn't held since 1980, but"
"The Hanwell Carnival was established in 1898. Held on the third Saturday of each June, it was founded to raise funds for the Cottage Hospital (now Ealing Hospital). It foundered during World War II but was then resurrected in 1961 with the help of circus showman Billy Smart. Now a popular annual event, it has grown to become the second-largest carnival in London after Notting Hill. It starts with a procession of decorated floats that travel from Hanwell Community Centre to Elthorne Park, where a show arena hosts various events, which often includes dance and demonstrations put on by local"
"1896 Wimbledon Championships The 1896 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 13 July until 21 July. It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896. The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881. Harold Mahony and Charlotte Cooper won the singles titles. The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles. Harold Mahony defeated"
"London Athletic Club Tournament The London Athletic Club Tournament also known as the Championship of London or London Championships and later known as the Queens Club Championships was an early combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held at London Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, Fulham, London, Great Britain from 1881 to 1889. Originally called the London Athletic Club Tournament established in 1881 it changed its names to the Championship of London in 1885 and continued to be held at Fulham until 1889. In 1890 this tournament moved to a new location and became known as the Queens Club Championships."
"In 1994, BAA Heathrow becomes first title sponsor of the London Youth Games which are renamed ' ""The London Heathrow Youth Games"" '. The Mini Games event for Londoners under the age of 11 is introduced. The Indoor Cricket Cup is set up in 1996. A then record 20,000 children take part in the 1998 London Youth Games. The regatta is revamped in 1999 with the introduction of separate competitions in canoeing, sailing and rowing. Events for disabled athletes, swimming, football and girls rugby union are introduced. A four-day national Youth Games final of the winning teams from all 43"
"the 2007 parade, heralding the start of the UK's ""2007 Centenary of Scouting Celebrations"". London's town crier is also part of the parade. London's New Year's Day Parade The London New Year's Day Parade also known as ""LNYDP"" is an annual parade through the streets of the West End of London on 1 January. The parade first took place in 1987, as the Lord Mayor of Westminster's Big Parade. The parade was renamed in 1994 and for 2000 only it was called the Millennium Parade. The London parade is the biggest New Year's Day street event of its kind. It"
"London Marathon The London Marathon (currently known through sponsorship as the Virgin Money London Marathon) is a long-distance running event held in London, United Kingdom, part of the World Marathon Majors. The event was first run on 29 March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since. Since 2010, the race has been sponsored by Virgin Money. The most recent event was the 2018 London Marathon on 22 April 2018. The date of the next London Marathon is Sunday, 28 April 2019. The race was founded by the former Olympic champion and journalist Chris Brasher and"
"length of the event worldwide to this day. The London race, called the Polytechnic Marathon and originally staged over the 1908 Olympic route from outside the royal residence at Windsor Castle to White City, was first sponsored by the ""Sporting Life"", which in those Edwardian times was a daily newspaper which sought to cover all sporting events, rather than just a betting paper for horse racing and greyhounds that it became in the years after the Second World War. The rise of the radio made sports journalism more focused on the live coverage of the sporting events. The first sports"
"The event returned to London from 2015 and continued to be known as the Anniversary Games . Over the course of its history, a number of world records has been set at the London Grand Prix. The 2018 event will continue to be sponsored by Müller. It was formerly sponsored by Sainsbury's. London Grand Prix The London Athletics Grand Prix is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. Until 2012 all editions were held at the National Sports Centre in"
"London with sponsorship in both 1998 and 1999. Despite a falling out between the organisers a successful event was held in Alexandra Palace the next year in 2000. During this time several satellite events were held around the world bearing the Mind Sports Olympiad name. These have occurred in Cambridge, England; Singapore; Seoul, South Korea; Milan, Italy; Oulu, Finland; and Prague, The Czech Republic. The Mind Sports Olympiad main event continued to happen with smaller sponsorship and the tournaments were held at a number of different universities. The event was still going strong for the years 2001–2006. The main 2004"
"London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1996 race by two-and-three-quarter lengths, and led overall with 73 victories to Oxford's 68 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). The race was the last to be sponsored by Beefeater Gin. The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015"
"London's New Year's Day Parade The London New Year's Day Parade also known as ""LNYDP"" is an annual parade through the streets of the West End of London on 1 January. The parade first took place in 1987, as the Lord Mayor of Westminster's Big Parade. The parade was renamed in 1994 and for 2000 only it was called the Millennium Parade. The London parade is the biggest New Year's Day street event of its kind. It attracts around a million spectators, and there is ticket-only seating at various points along the route. The parade route is two miles (3.2"
"top six international marathons run over the distance of , the IAAF standard for the marathon established in 1921 and originally used for the 1908 London Olympics, the London Marathon is also a large, celebratory sporting festival, third in England only to the Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne and Great Manchester Run in Manchester in terms of the number of participants . The event has raised over £450 million for charity since 1981, and holds the Guinness world record as the largest annual fund raising event in the world, with the 2009 participants raising over £47.2 million for"
"rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the ""Dark Blues"") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the ""Light Blues""). The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and, as of 2014, broadcast worldwide. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1936 race by five lengths, and led overall with 47 victories to Oxford's 40"
"Wilfred Baddeley, 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 Charlotte Cooper defeated Alice Simpson Pickering, 6–2, 6–3 Herbert Baddeley / Wilfred Baddeley defeated Reginald Doherty / Harold Nisbet, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 1896 Wimbledon Championships The 1896 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 13 July until 21 July. It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896. The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881. Harold"
"held on 1 March 1928 at the London Coliseum and from 1930 to 1937 he held the shows at the London Palladium. His 1938 show returned to the London Coliseum. Throughout World War II from 1939 to 1944 no shows were presented. The show resumed in 1945 after the war ended. From 1960 to 2010, the BBC and ITV broadcast a recorded version of the show, alternating the production between their two main channels, with the BBC producing and televising the 'even years' and ITV televising the 'odd years'. In both 1976 and 1978, the BBC broadcast the show live."
"southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and is followed throughout the United Kingdom; the races are broadcast worldwide. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1986 race by seven lengths, and led overall with 69 victories to Oxford's 62 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). The 1987 race was the first race to be sponsored by Beefeater Gin. The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the"
"the Guildhall Yard, Leadenhall Market and the Monument. The start and finish lines on The Mall are separated. London has hosted the Olympic games on two previous occasions in 1908 and in 1948. The marathon route was different on both occasions and the 2012 route follows yet another route. The 1908 games were originally to have been held in Rome, but in April 1906 Mount Vesuvius erupted causing damage to nearby Naples. Italy did not have the resources to stage the games and to rebuild Naples, so London was asked to stage the games. At this time there was no"
"London Green Fair The London Green Fair (previously known as the Camden Green Fair) is an event that has been held on the first Sunday in June in Regent's Park in London, England, coinciding with World Environment Day. Founded in 1982, the Fair aims to inspire Londoners to help make their capital a world-class green city, letting visitors find out about sustainable companies, products, campaigns, and lifestyle choices. The Camden Green Fair began as a Camden focused event in 1991 by a group of local environmental activists, with the aim of raising awareness within their community of various environmental issues."
"(sometimes referred to as the ""Dark Blues"") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the ""Light Blues""). The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Oxford by three-and-a-half lengths in the previous year's race, and held the overall lead, with 64 victories to Oxford's 51 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). The"
"London Grand Prix The London Athletics Grand Prix is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. Until 2012 all editions were held at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace. The 2013 edition was known as the Anniversary Games as it took place at the Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, exactly one year after the Olympic Games were held in the same venue and have been followed by an IPC London Grand Prix, making it a three-day event. In"
"the Four Nations Championship in that year (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). In 2016, Matchroom Sport announced it had become the new title sponsor of the championships. The Championships have been held in London since 1881, apart from a brief spell at Belle Vue Manchester in 1944, Birmingham NEC for 1993–1995 and Barnsley for 1996–2002. The inaugural Championships were held at St James Hall, London on 18 April 1880. In 1926, the Championships moved to the Royal Albert Hall London after moving around different venues within the Capital City (St. James Hall, Alexandra Palace, Northampton Institute, Holborn Central Hall, Royal"
"and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the previous year's race by five lengths, while Cambridge led overall in the event with 60 victories to Oxford's 48 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as"
"London and South-Western, the London and North-Western and the Midland Railway. The British Dairy Farmers' Association was formed at a meeting during the exhibition, at the instigation of J. Prince Sheldon. Dairy Show The Dairy Show is an annual British agricultural show, organised by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. It was founded in 1876 and was first held at the Agricultural Hall in Islington, London; it was later held at Olympia, London, and then moved to the National Agricultural Exhibition Centre at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire. It is now held as part of the annual Livestock Event at"
"referred to as the ""Dark Blues"") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the ""Light Blues""). The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and, as of 2015, broadcast worldwide. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1904 race by four-and-a-half lengths, while Oxford led overall with 33 victories to Cambridge's 27 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). Cambridge"
"Horse Trials (May), Chelsea Flower Show (May), Epsom Derby, Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta (July), and others. The London social season evolved in the 17th and 18th centuries, and in its traditional form it peaked in the 19th century. In this era the British elite was dominated by landowning aristocratic and gentry families who generally regarded their country house as their main home, but spent several months of the year in the capital to socialise and to engage in politics. The most exclusive events were held at the town mansions of leading members of the aristocracy. Exclusive public venues such"
"as the ""Light Blues""). First held in 1829, the race takes place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1990 race by two-and-a-quarter lengths, with Cambridge leading overall with 69 victories to Oxford's 66 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). The race was sponsored by Beefeater Gin. The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until"
"when London was still recovering from the war. From the 1940s onwards, London became home to a large number of immigrants, primarily from Commonwealth countries such as Jamaica, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, making London one of the most diverse cities worldwide. In 1951, the Festival of Britain was held on the South Bank. The Great Smog of 1952 led to the Clean Air Act 1956, which ended the ""pea soup fogs"" for which London had been notorious. Primarily starting in the mid-1960s, London became a centre for the worldwide youth culture, exemplified by the Swinging London subculture associated with the"
"After the 1903 event it moved to Olympia in London, where it was held for the next 32 years before moving to Earl's Court, London from 1937 until 1976, except for the period of World War II during which time there were no shows. From 1978 until 2004, it was held every second year at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, with the 2004 event being held in May, rather than the traditional October, to avoid a clash with the Paris Motor Show. The July 2006 and July 2008 shows returned in ExCeL, London, prior to the cancellation of the"
"and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the previous year's race by three-and-a-quarter lengths. Cambridge, however, held the overall lead with 61 victories to Oxford's 51 (excluding the ""dead heat"" of 1877). The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part"