July 3rd "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 184 of the year! Known as International Yada, Yada, Yada Day, National Vanilla Ice Cream Day and Gorgeous Grandma Day. If you were born today you were likely conceived the week of October 10th 2022.
1954 – The end of food rationing in Britain – almost 9 years after the end of World War II. Smithfield Meat Market in London opened at midnight instead of 6am to cope with the demand for beef.
Famous birthdays
1958 – Siân Lloyd (65), Welsh meteorologist and TV presenter, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales.
1960 – Vince Clarke (63), British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Depeche Mode; Erasure), born in South Woodford, Essex, England.
1962 – Tom Cruise (61), American actor (Top Gun, Jerry MaGuire, Rainman), born in Syracuse, New York.
1976 – Shane Lynch (47), Irish singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland.
1987 – Sebastian Vettel (36), Four-time Formula One World Champion, born in Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany.
The day today
1954 – The end of food rationing in Britain – almost 9 years after the end of World War II. Smithfield Meat Market in London opened at midnight instead of 6am to cope with the demand for beef.
1966 – Demonstrators in London were arrested after their protest against the Vietnam War turned violent.

1970 – 112 people died when a British Dan-Air charter, flying a Comet 4 turbojet from Manchester crashed into the sea near Barcelona. There were no survivors and the remains of the wreckage provided no clues as to the cause of the crash.

1996 – It was announced that the Stone of Scone, the symbol of Scottish nationalism, stolen by Edward I of England in 1296, was to be returned to Scotland from Westminster Abbey where it has been used in the coronation of 30 British monarchs.
2008 – Singer Kylie Minogue received an OBE for services to music from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
Today in music
1968 – The Equals were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Baby Come Back’. The group’s only UK No.1. The song was first released in 1966 but did not chart. The song was covered by and became a No.1 hit for Pato Banton in 1994, (with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40).
1971 – American singer, songwriter and poet, Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, France, the cause of death was given as a heart attack. He co-wrote some of the group’s biggest hits, including ‘Light My Fire’, ‘Love Me Two Times’, and ‘Love Her Madly.’
1973 – David Bowie announced from the stage of The Hammersmith Odeon in London that he was retiring his Ziggy Stardust persona along with his band The Spiders From Mars. Only guitarist Mick Ronson knew beforehand and it came as a complete shock, not only to the audience, but the rest of Bowie’s band and crew.
2008 – Kylie Minogue received an OBE for services to music from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, England. Earlier this year, she was also presented with the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her “contribution to the enrichment of French culture”.
2017 – Singer Tony Hadley said he had left 1980s group Spandau Ballet, and “will not be performing” with them in the future. In an oddly-worded statement, the star said: “I am required to state that I am no longer a member of the band”. He did not indicate why he was leaving, but blamed “circumstances beyond my control”.
Historical events
1767 – Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn (born in Scotland, 1752) on an expeditionary voyage in the Pacific, commanded by Philip Carteret.
1863 – Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War.
1900 – The British evacuate Rustenburg and occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek in the Anglo-Boer war.
1928 – A policeman’s helmet and a bunch of roses were among the pictures shown on John Logie Baird’s first colour television test transmission at Baird Studios, in London.
1938 – LNER locomotive No.4468 ‘Mallard’ achieved the world speed record for steam traction. A maximum speed 126 mph was reached between Grantham and Peterborough.
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