* 1803 – Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace ( d. 1865 )

Griffith Rhys Jones-or Caradog as he was commonly known-was the Conductor of the famous ' Côr Mawr ' of some 460 voices ( the South Wales Choral Union ), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s.

The club play at The Valley in Charlton, where they have played since 1919, apart from one year in Catford, during 1923 – 24, and seven years at Crystal Palace and West Ham United between 1985 – 1992.

Charlton share local London derbies with Millwall, Crystal Palace ; and with east London club West Ham United.

The club began to groundshare with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and this arrangement looked to be for the long-term, as Charlton did not have enough funds to revamp the Valley to meet safety requirements.

Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th place finish.

They then went on to beat Crystal Palace 1 – 0 at the Valley on 27 January to achieve their first league win under Phil Parkinson, whose contract was made permanent despite the lack of progress in the league.

In September 1985, Charlton made the controversial move to ground-share with South London neighbours Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

For the 1991 – 92 season and part of the 1992 – 93 season, the Addicks played at West Ham's Upton Park as Wimbledon had moved into Selhurst Park alongside Crystal Palace.

The Addicks nickname never went away and was revived by fans after the club lost its Valley home in 1985 and went into exile at Crystal Palace.

Route 2 runs parallel to the Crystal Palace to Beckenham Junction line of the Southern network between Birkbeck and Beckenham Junction-the National Rail track had been singled some years earlier.

These paintings include Norwood Under the Snow, and Lordship Lane Station, views of The Crystal Palace relocated from Hyde Park, Dulwich College, Sydenham Hill, All Saints Church, Upper Norwood, and a lost painting of St. Stephen's Church.

During the 1990s, the English football club Wimbledon, based in London, expressed interest in relocating to the city after being forced to leave their Plough Lane stadium and ground-share with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Early finals venues include Kennington Oval, in 1872 and 1874 – 92, the Racecourse Ground, Derby in 1886, Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester in 1893, Goodison Park in 1894, Burnden Park for the 1901 replay, Bramall Lane in 1912, the Crystal Palace Park, 1895 – 1914, Stamford Bridge 1920 – 22, and Lillie Bridge, Fulham, London in 1873.

Revised and expanded, it was performed at the Crystal Palace in 1862 and was an immediate sensation.

The Crystal Palace, where several early Sullivan works premiered.

The Crystal Palace is the supreme example of the use of sheet glass in a new and innovative structure ..

He left Bucklers Mead Comprehensive School at the age of 15 without completing his GCSEs, intent on playing cricket for the Somerset County Cricket Club, although he also had an offer to play football for Crystal Palace F. C.

They missed out on the Double and a third successive FA Cup final appearance when they lost 4-3 in extra-time to Crystal Palace in an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park.

A major 19th-century engineering achievement was The Crystal Palace, the huge cast-iron and plate glass exhibition hall built for The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.

Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay ( after a 3 – 3 draw ) saved Ferguson's career.

* The Crystal Palace, England.

* 1936 – In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

Punch gave several phrases to the English language, including The Crystal Palace, and the " Curate's egg " ( first seen in an 1895 cartoon ).

However, Dr Brookes did organise a national Olympic Games in London, at Crystal Palace, in 1866 and this was the first Olympics to resemble an Olympic Games to be held outside of Greece.

Dr Brookes had organised a national Olympic Games that was held at Crystal Palace in London in 1866.

The first Scout rally, held in 1909 at The Crystal Palace in London, attracted 10, 000 boys and a number of girls.

; 1851: The Great Exhibition ( the first World's Fair ) is held at the Crystal Palace, with great success and international attention.

* March 29 – The 65th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, with Unforgiven winning Best Picture.

* March 24 – The 69th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with The English Patient winning Best Picture.

* March 26 – The 62nd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, with Driving Miss Daisy winning Best Picture.

Crystal Carnival, held late in winter, features a skijoring competition on Harrison Avenue.

The best-known ' first World Expo ' was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title " Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations ".

From its inception through June 30, 1945, the Crystal City camp held 4, 751 internees and saw 153 births.

Exhibitions, concerts, conferences and sporting events were held at the Crystal Palace ( until it burned down in 1936 ), and Sydenham became a fashionable area ; many new houses were built.

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.

The city has been a tourist mecca for generations due to the thermal waters and attractions such as Oaklawn Park, a thoroughbred racing facility ; Magic Springs and Crystal Falls theme parks ; a fine arts community that has earned the city the No. 4 position among “ America ’ s Top 100 Small Arts Towns ”; the Hot Springs Music Festival ; and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, held each October at the historic Malco Theater, one of the top documentary festivals in the world, attracting numerous Academy Award-winning films and producers.

At the end of the meeting he held up his first sketch of the Crystal Palace, very much inspired by the Victoria Regia House.

The Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo is held the end of June each year, drawing thousands of people to the town.

Germans and Italians, however, were also held in Crystal City.

Porterfield is home to the annual Porterfield Country Music Festival, a weekend of open air concerts held every summer which draws both local and nationally known country music artists such as Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, and Loretta Lynn.

In Britain a " Great Handel Festival " was held at the Crystal Palace in 1857, performing Messiah and other Handel oratorios, with a chorus of 2, 000 singers and an orchestra of 500.

In 1851, the Great Exhibition was held in Hyde Park, London, for which the Crystal Palace was built.

It was held at Niblo's Garden in New York before being moved to the Crystal Palace in New York.

Gerry also won the final car meeting to be held at Crystal Palace in 1972.

In September 2002, a ceremeony was held to illuminate Knox Church Crystal Falls.

During World War II, Kuhn was arrested as an enemy agent after his release from prison, and held by the federal government at an internment camp in Crystal City, Texas.

Collecting thimbles became popular in the UK when many companies made special thimbles to commemorate the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London.