Tuesday, July 8th "2025" Daily Prep

Todays birthdays
The day today
1965 – Ronald Biggs, who was serving a 30-year prison sentence for his part in the Great Train Robbery, escaped from Wandsworth prison using a rope ladder while out in the exercise yard. After living as a fugitive for 36 years. In 2001, Biggs returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison, where his health rapidly declined. He was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009 and died in a nursing home in December 2013.
1996 – Four young children and four adults were attacked by a man with a machete at St Luke’s Infants’ School in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton. Teacher Lisa Potts’s arm was almost severed in the attack and four children were injured. In 1997, Queen Elizabeth presented her with the George Medal for her heroism in saving the children’s lives. Her attacker, Horrett Campbell, was sent indefinitely to a secure mental hospital.
1972 – Bill Withers started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Lean On Me’, his only No.1 hit, it made No.18 in the UK. Also on this day, Donny Osmond was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the Paul Anka song ‘Puppy Love.’ The first of three solo No.1’s for Donny.
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