September 25th "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 268 of the year! Known as World Dream Day, National One-Hit Wonder Day and National Comic Book Day. If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived the week of January 2nd 2023 and your star sign is “Libra”.
1977 – Independent airline owner Freddie Laker took on the main commercial airlines with his first ‘Skytrain’ service between London and New York… Look how comefy those seats look!
Todays birthdays
1946 – Felicity Kendal CBE (77), English actress (The Good Life, Rosemary and Thyme), born in Solihull, West Midlands.
1951 – Mark Hamill (72), American actor (Luke Skywalker – Star Wars franchise), voice artist (Joker in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992), and writer, born in Oakland, California, United States.
1968 – Will Smith (55), American actor (Independance Day, I Am Legend, Men In Black), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
1969 – Catherine Zeta Jones CBE (54), Welsh actress (Darling Buds of May, Entrapment, The Mask of Zorro), born in Swansea.
1975 – Declan Donnelly OBE (48), British television presenter (Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain’s Got Talent), actor (Byker Grove) and former singer (PJ and Duncan – “Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble”), born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The day today
1956 – A Transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated. It consisted of 4,500 miles of cable, laid in waters up to 2.5 miles deep between Gallanach Bay, near Oban and Clarenville, Newfoundland and initially carried 36 telephone channels.
1967 – Britain, France and West Germany signed an agreement to co-operate on an ‘airbus’ airliner, intended to rival American production.
1977 – Independent airline owner Freddie Laker took on the main commercial airlines with his first ‘Skytrain’ service between London and New York.
1996 – The last of the ‘Magdalene Asylums’ closed in Waterford, Ireland. The asylums, for ‘fallen women’ and others believed to be of poor moral character, such as prostitutes, operated for much of the 19th and well into the 20th century.
1997 – The British Thrust SCC car, driven by RAF pilot Andy Green, set a new world record land speed record of 714.44 mph at Black Rock Desert in Nevada. On October 15th in the same year, Thrust SSC became the first land vehicle to exceed the speed of sound when it achieved 763 mph (Mach 1.020), also at Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Thrust SSC remains the world’s first and only supersonic car.
Today in music
1968 – Welsh singer Mary Hopkin was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Those Were The Days’. Hopkins had signed to The Beatles Apple label after appearing on UK TV talent show Opportunity Knocks.
1993 – Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince started a two week run at No.1 in the UK with the single ‘Boom! Shake The Room’. Featuring Will Smith who was a rapper and actor starring in TV show The Fresh Prince of Belle Aire in 1993.
2006 – ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ by the Scissor Sisters was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, ‘Sexyback’ by Justin Timberlake was at No.1 on the US charts and Sandi Thom had the Australian No.1 single with ‘I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair).
2000 – Ozzy Osbourne formally requested that Black Sabbath be removed from the nomination list for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Calling the inclusion “meaningless”, Osbourne went on to say “Let’s face it. Black Sabbath have never been media darlings. We’re a people’s band and that suits us just fine.”
2007 – Foo Fighters released their sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The album was nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning Best Rock Album, and was also awarded the Brit Award of Best International Album.
Today in history
1066 – England’s King Harold II defeated the King of Norway (Harald Hardrada), at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. After a horrific battle, Hardrada and most of the Norwegians were killed. Although Harold repelled the Norwegian invaders, his victory was short-lived and he was defeated and killed by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings less than three weeks later. This memorial is located in the village of Stamford Bridge.
1687 – Sir Isaac Newton published his theories on gravitation. Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
1818 – The first blood transfusion using human blood took place at Guy’s Hospital in London.
1885 – It snowed in London – the earliest recorded winter fall despite reports that on 12th June 1791 snow was sighted over the capital.
1897 – The start of Britain’s first motorized (as opposed to horse-drawn) bus service, in Bradford.
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