August 30th "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 242 of the year! Known as Slinky Day, Frankenstein Day and Marshmallow Toasting Day. If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived the week of December 7th 2022 and your star sign is “Virgo”.
1939 – In anticipation of German bombing, the evacuation of children from British cities began, four days before the outbreak of World War II.
Todays birthdays
1950 – Mickey Moody (73), is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake, Born in Middlesbrough.
1955 – Martin Jackson (68), British rocker (Swing Out Sister – “Swing Out”), born in Manchester.
1963 – Paul Oakenfold (60), English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Massive Attack, the Cure, New Order, the Rolling Stones, the Stone Roses and Michael Jackson. Born in Mile End, London.
1972 – Cameron Diaz (51), American actress (Shrek, The Mask, Charlies Angels), born in Long Beach, California.
1976 – Sarah-Jane Potts (47), is an English actress, best known for her roles as Saint in Sugar Rush, Ellie, Abs’ on/off girlfriend in Casualty and Jo Lipsett in Waterloo Road. Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
The day today
1936 – The record for crossing the Atlantic was gained by the liner ‘Queen Mary’, winning the ‘Blue Riband’.
1939 – In anticipation of German bombing, the evacuation of children from British cities began, four days before the outbreak of World War II.
1993 – France’s Eiffel Tower receives it’s 150,000,000 millionth visitor. The first digging work started on the 26th January 1887. On the 31st March 1889, the Tower had been finished in record time – 2 years, 2 months and 5 days – and was established as a veritable technical feat.
1996 – Former heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno announced his retirement.
2017 – Late author Terry Prachett’s unfinished works are destroyed by steamroller as per his instructions. On the same day, Hurricane Irma forms near the Cape Verde Islands.
Today in music
1969 – Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle Of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets 25 shillings.
1986 – Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, ‘Higher Love’, a No.13 hit in the UK.
2004 – Winners at the 2004 MTV Video Music awards included, Usher for Best Male Video for ‘Yeah’, Best Video went to Outkast for ‘Hay Ya’, Best Group Video No Doubt for ‘It’s My Life’ and Best Rock Video went to Jet for ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl.’
2013 – Cinema’s across the UK were handing out earplugs to parents taking their children to see One Direction’s new film. Accompanying chaperones could enjoy One Direction: This Is Us 3D without being worried by the high-levels of expected screaming and shouting in the auditoriums during the screenings.
2014 – Kate Bush followed her stage comeback by becoming the first woman to have eight albums in the UK charts at the same time. Two of the singer’s albums were in the top 10, and eight overall in the top 40.
Today in history
1146 – A conference of European leaders outlawed the crossbow. It was hoped that by banning the weapon, wars would eventually end. Despite the prohibition, crossbows continued to be used until the 16th century, when they were replaced by firearms.
1682 – William Penn sailed from England. He later established the colony of Pennsylvania. A statue of him now stands on top of City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1791 – The British Ordnance Survey (mapping agency) was founded. Also on this day, HMS Pandora, the ship sent in 1790 to search for the Bounty and the mutineers who had taken her, sank after having run aground on a reef the previous day.
1860 – The first British tramway, operated by the Birkenhead Street Railway, was inaugurated by an American, George Francis Train.
1901 – Scottish inventor Hubert Cecil Booth patented the vacuum cleaner.
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