Big Ben: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: CNN World - Big Ben Fast Facts. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Why is Big Ben falling silent? | Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UK Parliament - Big Ben. | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Overview of African Wild Dog Medicine. | Aug 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Big Ben History. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Changed “hone in” to “zero in” | Mar 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: UK Parliament - Big Ben. | Aug 29, 2022 | ||
| Added material about Big Ben's operation. | May 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN World - Big Ben Fast Facts. | Nov 14, 2018 | ||
| Added the weight of the bell in metric tons. | Oct 25, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: UK Parliament - Big Ben. | Oct 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: UK Parliament - Big Ben. | Oct 20, 2017 | ||
| Noted that Big Ben stopped chiming as the tower underwent a restoration project. | Aug 22, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Guy Fox History Project - Happy Birthday, Big Ben! | Sep 05, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 15, 2016 | ||
| Noted that St. Stephen's Tower was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012. |
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Jul 07, 2016 | |
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Cats Work. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Big Ben. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Embassy in Washington - Big Ben. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: A View on Cities - Big Ben. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Dec 22, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Parliament - Living Heritage - Big Ben. | Sep 09, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Whitechapel Bell Foundry - The Story of Big Ben. | Sep 09, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Whitechapel Bell Foundry - The Story of Big Ben. | Sep 09, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Parliament - Living Heritage - Big Ben. | Sep 09, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| Added description of the double three-legged gravity escapement designed by Dennison. | Aug 02, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 16, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 15, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 13, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 10, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 25, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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