John Howard

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 14, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 16, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 29, 2023
	Modified age appropriateness: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of John Howard.	Emily Rodriguez	Nov 15, 2017
	Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of John Howard.	Swati Chopra	Feb 23, 2012
	Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of John Howard.	Swati Chopra	Feb 23, 2012
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998