On This Day In History...

CHRISNOIR
CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
edited September 2009 in The bottom bracket
...'Sean Connery born, 1930'.

What's your desk diary telling you happened on this day? Must be something better than this surely?
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  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 992
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    ...'Sean Connery born, 1930'.

    What's your desk diary telling you happened on this day? Must be something better than this surely?

    Anniversary of Galileo's telescope.
    Old hippies don't die, they just lie low until the laughter stops and their time comes round again.
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Mate gave me a new church calendar, he thinks it will save me. Its the thought that counts I guess. It doesnt have anything for today though, but I do check this out every so often.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/

    Paris liberated, Voyager reaches Neptune and a Woman failed in her attempt to be fired across the River Avon :shock: .
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    ..... a Woman failed in her attempt to be fired across the River Avon :shock: .

    Jeez. Anymore info on that?
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    clanton wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    ..... a Woman failed in her attempt to be fired across the River Avon :shock: .

    Jeez. Anymore info on that?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 535601.stm

    She had not taken out personal insurance for the attempts, Ms Connors added, but she had taken "a few swimming lessons".
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_August

    Anniversary of Thomas Dekker's death.

    (Not the cyclist.)
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    afx237vi wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_August

    Its Claudia Schiffer's Birthday, all together now.
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    'Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain 55BC'

    Well, I never. How accurate.
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    One of cycling relevance - it's Chris Boardman's 41st birthday today.

    Edit: August 26th is also the birthday of John Buchan, neatly reminding me that I still haven't got round to reading that copy of 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' that I bought months ago....

    Taken from the handy site http://www.businessinberkshire.co.uk/onthisday/ , which also reveals that today is apparently the 1,429th anniversary of the invention of loo paper. :?

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    I know I’m a day late but …

    … I heard on the radio yesterday that 25 August was the 25th anniversary of Truman Capote’s death; they then had a short biography about him with sound clips
    … My cyclist’s calendar has that 25 August is ex-profi Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle’s birthday, he’s now 55 years old
    … My email server calendar reminds everyone that on 25 August 2003, newspapers in England reported that playing the bagpipes can lead to deafness, tension and drunkenness

    Someone ought to warn Evan Oliphant (with bagpipes and in kilt, below on right)

    Evan-Oliphant-Bagpipes.jpg_e_14225f153ea17862014000c9947671c2.jpg
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    'Julius Caesar's first attempt at an invasion of Britain 55BC'

    Well, I never. How accurate.

    Corrected that for you Chris.
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    'Julius Caesar's first attempt at an invasion of Britain 55BC'

    Well, I never. How accurate.

    Corrected that for you Chris.

    Desk diary duly burned. If I can't trust it to be able to differentiate between 'attempted invasions' and 'invasions' how can I be sure it's telling me the right day? Anyway, cheer up everyone - it's Friday! - have a good weekend...
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Well if he managed to put one foot onto British soil then it's an invasion, even if it failed.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    edited August 2009
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    'Julius Caesar's first attempt at an invasion of Britain 55BC'

    Well, I never. How accurate.

    Corrected that for you Chris.

    Desk diary duly burned. If I can't trust it to be able to differentiate between 'attempted invasions' and 'invasions' how can I be sure it's telling me the right day? Anyway, cheer up everyone - it's Friday! - have a good weekend...

    :) I always thought it was Vespasian when it was Claudius anyway :oops: . Aaaaanyway, on this day in 1985 Zola Budd broke the 5000m record at Crystal Palace. She was in our Colours by this time so its OK.

    Happy Battle of Crecy day too everyone, another great day when the big stick was taken out of the cupboard and used to give the French yet another sound thrashing :lol:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crecy
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    26th August 2009 is now notable for being the day that Big Brother got axed. :D
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    26th August 2009 is now notable for being the day that Big Brother got axed. :D

    Excellent news. Anyone fancy a celebratory pint? :)

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • geoff_ss
    geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
    Well, it's the 100th anniversary of my father's birth. Unfortunately, as he died in 1991, he won't be getting a telegram from Mrs Windsor :)

    Geoff
    Old cyclists never die; they just fit smaller chainrings ... and pedal faster
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    First jet propelled aircraft flew, 1939, in Gremany (Boo, Hiss)...
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    Bit late I know but just back from Holiday. :lol:
    25th, 25 years married :lol: , 26th, 50 years old! :lol:
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Americans lost to the British in the battle of Long Island(1776).

    Lord Mountbatten killed by bomb.(1979 ? )
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    1990 - Marathon became Snickers
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,845
    "G'day mate, got any Snickers?" :lol:

    (adverts telling us about change of name in UK)
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  • geoff_ss
    geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
    dennisn wrote:
    Americans lost to the British in the battle of Long Island(1776).

    Lord Mountbatten killed by bomb.(1979 ? )

    That's right. 30 years ago. It was an item on the 'Today' programme this morning. IIRC it happened in Sligo.

    Geoff
    Old cyclists never die; they just fit smaller chainrings ... and pedal faster
  • mgcycleguy
    mgcycleguy Posts: 292
    dennisn wrote:
    Americans lost to the British in the battle of Long Island(1776)

    ... ah, yet another British victory over terrorism
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Nearly forgot this today...*

    Kelly Holmes wins the 1,500m gold medal, Athens 2004.

    Well done Ma'am!

    Could somebody bump this tomorrow with 'Chop Suey invented in New York, 1896' as I'm out all weekend. You'll have to fill in as best you can Sunday / Monday. Cheers.

    *This may not be the best idea I've had to add 365 to my post-count...
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash was on top of the charts, today, in 1963.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    dennisn wrote:
    Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash was on top of the charts, today, in 1963.

    I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.

    Also on this day in 1963.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 992
    On August 28, 1914, World War I spreads from land to sea when the first major naval battle of the conflict breaks out between British and German ships in the North Sea, near the northern coast of Germany.
    Old hippies don't die, they just lie low until the laughter stops and their time comes round again.
    Joseph Gallivan
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_August

    Its Claudia Schiffer's Birthday, all together now.

    Happy birthday biatch!!! :-D
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Beatles on the cover of Life magazine - 1964
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Star Trek was first shown today in 1966 and Nixon was pardoned by Ford in 1974.

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