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In 1625, saltpeter men in London collected urine from doorsteps to produce potassium nitrate, a crucial ingredient for gunpowder used in the Gunpowder Plot.
In December 1813, Beethoven's concert features the premiere of Wellington's Victory, celebrating the defeat of Napoleon and marking a high point in his public career.
In June 1803, Beethoven completed the Eroica Symphony in about three months, initially naming it after Napoleon before erasing his name from the score.
The deputy fiction editor discusses Alex's transformation in A Clockwork Orange and Burgess's essay.
