This Day in History Class

The Bottle Conjuror causes a riot at London’s Haymarket Theatre - January 16th, 1749


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On this day in 1749, an angry crowd destroyed a London theater after a performer known as the Bottle Conjuror failed to make his scheduled appearance.

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