Arsenal began as Dial Square, a team formed in 1886 by workers at the Royal Arsenal weapons factory in Woolwich, south-east London. It soon took the name Royal Arsenal and later Woolwich Arsenal, becoming the first southern club to enter the Football League. In 1913 it moved north of the Thames to Highbury, which gave it a new base and a wider fan following. Under manager Herbert Chapman in the 1930s it won its first league titles, and it later won the double and became known for long spells of success. Under Arsène Wenger it went through the 2003-04 Premier League season unbeaten, and since 2006 it has played at the Emirates Stadium.
Before and after
- 1886Publication of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- 1886Founding of Addis Ababa
- 1886Discovery of germanium
- 1886Statue of Liberty
- 1886Founding of Arsenal F.C.
- 29 January 1886Benz Patent-Motorwagen
- 27 March 1886Birth of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- 4 May 1886Haymarket affair
- 31 July 1886Death of Franz Liszt
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- 17 February 1863Founding of International Committee of the Red Cross
- 26 October 1863The Football Association is founded in London
- 17 May 1865Founding of International Telecommunication Union
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 30 June 1908Tunguska event
The era
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