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Title: ON THIS DAY Post by: booder on October 20, 2006, 05:54:25 PM 1714.........................Coronation of King George I of England.
1793.........................Marie Antoinette is beheaded by guillotine. 1822.........................In Britain, the first edition of the Sunday Times newspaper is published. 1922........................Fascist Party leader BenitoMussolini siezes power in Italy. 1946.......................'Muffin the Mule' -a wooden puppet operated by Annette Mills (sister of actor Sir John Mills) first appears in a children's televsion programme on BBC TV. 1960.........................The Elvis Presley film "G.I. Blues" premiered. 1961...........................Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was recorded. 1968........................The wife of assassinated US President John Kennedy, 39 year old Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. 1972.........................Snoop Dogg born 1976..........................Led Zeppelin's film, "The Song Remains the Same," premiered in London. 1977.......................... Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed . The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash. 1997.........................'Brown Monday' on the London Stock Exchange with £10 billion being wiped off the value of shares after British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown fails to clarify his Government's stance on the European single currency. Title: Re: ON THIS DAY Post by: Colchester Kev on October 20, 2006, 05:56:03 PM 2006 ......... I had peas and broccoli with my pie !!
Title: Re: ON THIS DAY Post by: tikay on October 21, 2006, 12:25:56 AM 1714.........................Coronation of King George I of England. 1793.........................Marie Antoinette is beheaded by guillotine. 1822.........................In Britain, the first edition of the Sunday Times newspaper is published. 1922........................Fascist Party leader BenitoMussolini siezes power in Italy. 1946.......................'Muffin the Mule' -a wooden puppet operated by Annette Mills (sister of actor Sir John Mills) first appears in a children's televsion programme on BBC TV. 1960.........................The Elvis Presley film "G.I. Blues" premiered. 1961...........................Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was recorded. 1968........................The wife of assassinated US President John Kennedy, 39 year old Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. 1972.........................Snoop Dogg born 1976..........................Led Zeppelin's film, "The Song Remains the Same," premiered in London. 1977.......................... Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed . The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash. 1997.........................'Brown Monday' on the London Stock Exchange with £10 billion being wiped off the value of shares after British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown fails to clarify his Government's stance on the European single currency. I do recall Muffin the Mule (leave out the obvious jokes guys), but I never realiaed that nice lady was John Mills's sister. Title: Re: ON THIS DAY Post by: Ironside on October 21, 2006, 01:04:15 AM 1714.........................Coronation of King George I of England. 1793.........................Marie Antoinette is beheaded by guillotine. 1822.........................In Britain, the first edition of the Sunday Times newspaper is published. 1922........................Fascist Party leader BenitoMussolini siezes power in Italy. 1946.......................'Muffin the Mule' -a wooden puppet operated by Annette Mills (sister of actor Sir John Mills) first appears in a children's televsion programme on BBC TV. 1960.........................The Elvis Presley film "G.I. Blues" premiered. 1961...........................Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was recorded. 1968........................The wife of assassinated US President John Kennedy, 39 year old Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. 1972.........................Snoop Dogg born 1976..........................Led Zeppelin's film, "The Song Remains the Same," premiered in London. 1977.......................... Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed . The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash. 1997.........................'Brown Monday' on the London Stock Exchange with £10 billion being wiped off the value of shares after British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown fails to clarify his Government's stance on the European single currency. 1678 tikay was born although the exact date hasnt been confirmed due to the records office being flooded |