Day 145 No one can make you feel inferior without your consent Tomorrow starts BBQ week 26th - 1st July - yeh right Well Steve we start another day - and we start with a local influence as this day in 1944 Frank Oz, Hereford England, American muppetteer (Grover-Sesame Street, Muppet Show) was also voice of Miss Piggy !! what is it with Jews ?? I read today that 3 killed in Brussels and police are investigating - it seems every year there is a reference to this - need to find out as a priority. Locally following the Norman Conquest a large French population was based in Hereford and the grew northwards and then moved north of the town , but in the 12th century a large population of Jewish community settled around Maylord Street until they were expelled in 1290 !! and also on this day in 1241 1st attack on Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main, Germany and on the same day in 1784 Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek - wow need the truth here Hurray as this day in 1871 The House of Commons passed the Bank Holiday Act, creating public holidays on Easter Monday, Whit Monday and Christmas Day. Happy Holiday and for once thanks government However not let off yet - as this day in 1914 The House of Commons passed the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.and so many blood shed and also this day in 1951 British diplomats Burgess and Maclean were reported missing. It was later discovered that both were Soviet spies and had defected to Moscow. Wow they didnt know , quick question is my mate Pete Chambers missing ??? Thank God as this day in 1659 Lord protector Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver, resigned his position - leading to the restoration of the monarchy and the crowning of Charles II in 1660. Royalty is back Incredible as this day in 1986 30,000,000 people watched Live Aid, a benefit concert for the Ethiopian famine - that has to be a record surly Some footy facts as Real beat Athletico and QPR are promoted As this day in 1967 Glasgow Celtic became the first British football club to win the European Cup beating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon. I know read Lennon is destined for WBA !! Also this day in 1977 Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup in Rome Still no news on the Malaysian Plane and I hear the 4 British sailors are now lost , such tragedy and yet with modern systems they are not found !! un-real Paradox as this day in 1878 Gilbert and Sullivans comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opened at the Opera Comique in London. And also maritime , this day in 1982 HMS Coventry was sunk by Argentine Skyhawks during the Falklands War. Nineteen of her crew were lost and a further thirty injured. This guy was a hero as this day in 1945 Arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit - remember his progs ?? and when did we launch them ?? And this day in 1961: Kennedy pledges man on Moon President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. Well he did it as we know Apollo 11 landed on July 20th 1969 !! Scary as this day in 1934 The death of Gustav Holst, the English composer most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. Birthday today 1913 Birth of Richard Dimbleby, award-winning English broadcaster and journalist who became the BBC’s first war correspondent.Had 4 children , most famous Richard and David Back locally This day in 1967, Procol Harums A Whiter Shade Of Pale, entered the UK chart for the first time, where it went on to become a No.1 hit. A Whiter Shade Of Pale became the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009). The first video for the song was shot in the ruins of Witley Court in Worcestershire, England. Directed by Peter Clifton whose insertion of Vietnam War newsreel footage caused it to be banned from airplay on the Top of the Pops TV show. The band subsequently made another video. Also on the same day in 1967, Pink Floyd appeared at the Gwent Constabulary (A Division) Spring Holiday Barn Dance, held at The Barn, Grosmont Wood Farm in Cross Ash, Wales, UK. And this day in 2006, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter Desmond Dekker died of a heart attack at his home in London, England. Had one of the first international Jamaican hits in 1968, with the Israelites.Actually appeared at the Hostel Hereford if you can remember Politics, and this day in 1713 John Stuart, Earl of Bute, Britains first Scottish prime minister was born. John Smith might have been the second , but not for a tragedy and the second we ended up with a Buffoon - Gordon Brown !! And talking Buffoons - this day in 1932 Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in Mickeys Revue by Walt Disney Oh no this day in 1979: Price of milk shoots up The price of milk is to go up by more than 10% to 15p a pint from the beginning of next month. The rise is far higher than expected, and means that milk is now three times the price it was five years ago. So guess Steve you were thinking of a gold mine - Goats Milk !! Life is a lottery and this day in 1994: Camelot wins UK lottery race The Camelot consortium has won the contract to run Britains first national lottery which starts in November.The group predicts it will bring in a total of £32bn during the seven years of its licence. It plans to give £9bn of that to the lottery funds five good causes. Well deserved as this day in 1953 Gordon Richards, British champion jockey 26 times, was knighted. How often do we see the talent behind the performer , well this day in 1921, Born on this day, Hal David, US songwriter, pianist and arranger, with Burt Bacharach. Wrote many classic songs including, Close To You, 24 Hours From Tulsa, Make It Easy On Yourself, Magic Moments, I Say A Little Prayer. Won two Oscars for film score Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, for Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head. David died from from complications from a stroke on 1st Sept 2012. Also born on this day in 1958, Born on this day, Paul Weller, UK singer, guitarist, songwriter, The Jam, (1980 UK No.1 single Going Underground plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Style Council, (1983 UK No.3 single Long Hot Summer, plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Solo (1995 UK No.7 single The Changing Man). And also in 1879 Birth of William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British newspaper magnate (Daily Express and the Evening Standard). Lloyd George made him Minister of Information and Churchill made him Minister of Supply during the Second World War, a task he fulfilled brilliantly to produce sufficient aircraft to meet the German challenge. How times have changed as this day in 1895 At the end of a sensational trial, Irish writer Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency in his relations with the son of the Marquess of Queensberry. He was sentenced to two years hard labour. And after the war this day in 1962 Consecration of Coventrys new cathedral, designed by Sir Basil Spence. The new church replaced the cathedral that was destroyed by German bombing during World War II. And yes Steve this day in 1961, The Temperance Seven were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Youre Driving Me Crazy, their only UK No.1 single. The song gave producer George Martin his first No.1. GM famously the producer of many Beatles hits
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