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1942 – The birth of Stephen Hawking, possibly the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein. He wrote A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. His book sold at least 25,000,000 copies, was no doubt read by many thousands but maybe understood by only hundreds! In 2014 the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ was released. It dealt with his former wife’s relationship with her ex-husband, his diagnosis of motor neuron disease, and his success in physics.
1967 – The Forsyte Saga, the television adaptation of Galsworthy’s novel, screened its first episode. It was so popular that for the six months of its run, many churches had to change the times of their services!
1982 – Spain reopened the frontier of the British colony of Gibraltar. In return, Britain agreed to open negotiations on Gibraltar’s future, and ended its opposition to Spain joining the EEC.
1989 – 47 people were killed and over 80 injured when a British Midland 737-400 jet crashed on the M1 motorway. Remarkably nobody travelling on the motorway was hurt. The plane had developed a problem in its left engine shortly after it took off from Heathrow. The pilots mistakenly believed that the fault was in the right hand engine which they shut down, leading to the crash, just yards from the runway of East Midlands Airport.
2001 – The High Court ruled that the identities and whereabouts of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, who murdered toddler James Bulger in 1993 would be kept secret for the rest of their lives. Venables was subsequently returned to prison in March 2010 for other offences and it was decided that he would stay in prison ‘for the foreseeable future’, as he would be likely to reveal his identity if released. A mere 18 months later it was reported that the Parole Board for England and Wales had approved the release of Venables, who was subsequently released from prison on 3rd September 2013.
2004 – The liner RMS Queen Mary 2, was named by Queen Elizabeth II. At the time of her construction in 2003 she was the longest, widest and tallest passenger ship ever built, and at 151,400 gross tons, she was also the largest.
2015 – Oldham Athletic abandoned a controversial attempt to sign the convicted rapist Ched Evans, claiming that a backlash from sponsors and death threats caused it to withdraw the offer.
2015 – 26 year old Charlotte Carpenter became Wales’ first female Fifa referee.
Did you know, Nutella was invented shortly after WWII ended because chocolate was so expensive.
You just don’t see criminals on TV with pantyhose over their heads anymore.
Brass doorknob germs will be self-disinfected within 7 hours due to the anti-microbial property of brass.
Actors are “on” a TV show but “in” a movie.
I’ve used it for 16 years and, despite its crazy technological advances, never once have I dared to hit the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button on Google Search. All this time and I still don’t feel lucky.
The song, “Old Time Rock n Roll” by Bob Seger, has become that old time rock n roll.
If something lucky happens to you, you shouldn’t buy a lottery ticket. The chances of both happening on the same day is lower than winning the lottery itself.
Doc Brown named his dog “Einstein” because Doc broke all of Einstein’s rules and thought Einstein was an idiot.
The metal part on a pencil is called a “ferrule.”
If you got your mouth stuck in a mousetrap, it would then be pronounced “mouth trap.”
The Capital of Yemen is Sanaa
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2018 – Xi’an, China, introduced a pedestrian lane for people who walk while looking at their phones.
1993 – The Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, fell into the sea following a landslide, making news around the world.
1805 – The first Trooping of the Colour took place on Horse Guards Parade. It was Edward VII who moved Trooping the Colour to its June date, because of the vagaries of British weather.