#OnThisDay Tuesday 10th June 2014 - The first Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race took place on this day in 1829...
Jun 10, 2014, 08:41 AM
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The #OnThisDay take on the anniversary of the inaugral Boat Race on this day in 1829. It began after Cambridge students, including St John's College undergraduate Charles Merivale, challenged Oxford students to a race at Henley-on-Thames. In this first race the winners were Oxford.
'On This Day...Tuesday 10th June 2014' Written, performed, edited and produced by Richard Usher
'On This Day...Tuesday 10th June 2014' © Larynx Productions and Richard Usher 2014