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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 3, 2016 8:28:04 GMT
1952 - The end of tea rationing meant the prospect of unlimited 'cuppas' in Britain for the first time in 12 years.   |
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Post by rredmond on Oct 3, 2016 18:36:28 GMT
Yup! I gotta read my copy of "All Creatures Great & Small" again. Good stuff.
--Ron--
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Post by ash on Oct 3, 2016 19:54:40 GMT
1952 - The end of tea rationing meant the prospect of unlimited 'cuppas' in Britain for the first time in 12 years.  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 4, 2016 6:24:41 GMT
4th October In 1535 - The first complete English translation of the Bible was printed in Zurich, Switzerland.  In 1970 - Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album "Pearl."  In 2010 The death of Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer, songwriter and actor. Norman trying to keep a straight face for a passport photograph. |
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 4, 2016 16:01:14 GMT
Some of you might not know... 10-4 , radio code for 'got it' or ' everything is allright' or 'I'm on the case'....is a holiday celebrated by bicycle messengers....mostly by smoking more pot than usual on the job.
'Happy 10-4.' ' 10-4.'.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 4, 2016 16:11:14 GMT
Some of you might not know... 10-4 , radio code for 'got it' or ' everything is allright' or 'I'm on the case'....is a holiday celebrated by bicycle messengers....mostly by smoking more pot than usual on the job. 'Happy 10-4.' ' 10-4.'.  10-4 Good TULL Buddy!  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 5, 2016 8:00:29 GMT
On this day, I slept in.  5th October In 1936 The start of the 'Jarrow March' - around 200 unemployed shipyard workers from Jarrow in north east England began walking to London to protest about the lack of jobs.  In 1969 - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" debuted on BBC television. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 6, 2016 6:06:54 GMT
6th October In 1847 Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre was published in London. The book's author used the pseudonym Currer Bell.  In 1978 Ann Dadds became London Underground's first woman Tube driver.  In 1976 - "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots received a gold record. The song became only the fourth single to be certified platinum in December of 1976. Ridicules  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 7, 2016 6:30:33 GMT
7th October In 1806 The first carbon paper was patented by its English inventor, Ralph Wedgwood.  In 1913 - For the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving assembly line when the chassis was added to the process.  In 1966 - Johnny Kidd of the Pirates was killed in a car accident in Lancashire, England. In 1975 Jethro Tull played The Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada Thick As A Brick (excerpt), Minstrel In The Gallery, Wond'ring Aloud/Again, To Cry You A Song, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo, incl. Bourée & Living In The Past), Skating Away..., Ladies (w. drum solo), 'WarChild Suite', Cross-Eyed Mary, The Hare... (intro), Aqualung, Guitar Solo, Wind Up, Back-Door Angels, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Back-Door Angels (reprise)   |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 8, 2016 7:17:50 GMT
8th October In 1908 The Wind In The Willows, Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book, was published. It has never been out of print in its entire history.  In 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire." In 1965 London's Post Office Tower, once Britain's tallest building, opened. Prime Minister Harold Wilson made the first telephone call.  |
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Post by ash on Oct 8, 2016 14:34:10 GMT
8th October In 1908 The Wind In The Willows, Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book, was published. It has never been out of print in its entire history. In 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire." In 1965 London's Post Office Tower, once Britain's tallest building, opened. Prime Minister Harold Wilson made the first telephone call. I used to live in Grahame close Blewbury which is named after the man . We could see his old house as it was just outside our close. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/didcot/9739117.BLUE_PLAQUE__Village_was_home_to_The_Wind_in_the_Willows_writer/ |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 9, 2016 6:28:12 GMT
9th October In 1855 - Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.  In 1940 The birth of John Lennon, rock singer, songwriter and a founder member of The Beatles. Warning! This video contains the odd swear word. In 1986 - The musical "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber opened in London. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 10, 2016 6:39:57 GMT
10th October In 1865 - The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.  In 1928 George V opened the Tyne Bridge. It contained Britain's largest steel arch. I love these old archive films. In 1962 - The BBC banned the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. |
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 10, 2016 19:50:37 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 11, 2016 6:38:52 GMT
11th October In 1957 The largest radio telescope in the world (at that time) was switched on at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire.  In 1975 - Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham were married in Fayetteville, AR.  In 1948 Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) was born. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 12, 2016 8:38:35 GMT
12th October In 1933 - The U.S. Department of Justice acquired Alcatraz Island from the U.S. Army.  In 1948 The first Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, was produced at Cowley, Oxfordshire. 1.6 million Morris Minors were built until production ceased in 1971.  1997 - John Denver was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, CA. He was 53 years old. My favourite John Denver song. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 13, 2016 6:39:48 GMT
13th October In 1884 Greenwich was chosen as the universal time meridian of longitude from which standard times throughout the world are calculated.  In 1940 Princess Elizabeth, aged 14, (now Queen Elizabeth II), made her first radio broadcast to child evacuees. In 1963 The term Beatlemania was coined after The Beatles appeared at the Palladium. They made their debut as the top of the bill on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium.' |
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 13, 2016 8:37:11 GMT
12th October In 1948 The first Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, was produced at Cowley, Oxfordshire. 1.6 million Morris Minors were built until production ceased in 1971. Jeez I owned one of these - green. 0 - 20 mph in 35 minutes.  And . . . I can still remember the number plate - SLK 114 |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 13, 2016 9:46:33 GMT
12th October In 1948 The first Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, was produced at Cowley, Oxfordshire. 1.6 million Morris Minors were built until production ceased in 1971. Jeez I owned one of these - green. 0 - 20 mph in 35 minutes. And . . . I can still remember the number plate - SLK 114 My dad also had a Morris Minor, he nicknamed it 'Flattery' because he said it got him nowhere. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 13, 2016 20:42:15 GMT
My dad also had a Morris Minor, he nicknamed it 'Flattery' because he said it got him nowhere. on the left side of the road  That's the correct side isn't it? |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 14, 2016 6:27:27 GMT
14th October In 1066 The Battle of Hastings was fought, on Senlac Hill, near Pevensey. An English army, commanded by King Harold, was defeated by the invasion force of William of Normandy. Harold was killed and Edgar the Ætheling was proclaimed king, but never crowned. William I 'The Conqueror' and the first Norman King of England, was subsequently crowned at Westminster Abbey on 25th December 1066.  In 1926 - The book "Winnie-the-Pooh," by A.A. Milne, made its debut.  In 1940 Cliff Richard was born. His first hit was 'Move It'. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 15, 2016 7:24:24 GMT
15th October In 1956 The last RAF Lancaster bomber was retired from service.  In 1968 - Led Zeppelin made its official performance debut in England. In 1977 - "Slip Slidin' Away," by Paul Simon, was released. |
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 15, 2016 16:22:48 GMT
15th October In 1956 The last RAF Lancaster bomber was retired from service.  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 16, 2016 7:12:40 GMT
16th October In 1958 Britain's most popular children's television programme 'Blue Peter' was first broadcast on BBC TV. The first presenters were Leila Williams and Christopher Trace. Here's some of their funniest moments. In 1964 Harold Wilson became Prime Minister of a Labour Government. He was the first Labour PM in 13 years. "Darlin' Harold"  In 1976 - The 100th episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" aired. Not sure if this was broadcast this side of the pond? |
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 16, 2016 8:27:08 GMT
15th October In 1956 The last RAF Lancaster bomber was retired from service.  My Father was involved with the service and maintenance of the aircraft which dropped the bouncing bombs when they were testing the design prior to them being finally given the OK. Some of this testing was done at Reculver, near Herne Bay, in Kent. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 17, 2016 6:22:55 GMT
17th October In 1346 At the Battle of Neville's Cross, near Durham, the Scots were routed and King David II of Scotland was captured by Edward III of England and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years. Just up the road from me.  In 1931 - Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939.  In 1957 - "Jailhouse Rock", the Elvis Presley film, premiered in Memphis. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 18, 2016 8:21:32 GMT
18th October In 1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.  For a man with so many talents, Jeremiah Dixon (1733-1779) of Cockfield, County Durham is shockingly mis-remembered.Cockfield is a small pit village not far from where I live. Mark Knopfler even sang a song about Mason and Dixon. In 1910 The trial of English murderer Dr Crippen began at the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London.  In 1969 - The U.S. government banned artificial sweeteners due to evidence that they caused cancer.  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 19, 2016 6:36:06 GMT
19th October In 1966 - The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first U.S. tour. In 1977 - The Concorde made its first landing in New York City.  In 1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 508 points. It was the worst one-day percentage decline, 22.6%, in history.  |
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 19, 2016 16:38:35 GMT
I believe the stock crash day was the day I saw COAK tour in Hamburg. Can't say the tumbling prices of stock shares in the mega-corporations impacted my day. Met Kurt Stenzel that evening...THAT impacted my day ( almost married the girl he was with at that time....talk about supply and demand: Tull loving beauty?....followed her from San Francisco to rural Pennsylvania in 2001....very romantic.....very misguided).
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 19, 2016 19:04:04 GMT
I believe the stock crash day was the day I saw COAK tour in Hamburg. Can't say the tumbling prices of stock shares in the mega-corporations impacted my day. Met Kurt Stenzel that evening...THAT impacted my day ( almost married the girl he was with at that time....talk about supply and demand: Tull loving beauty?....followed her from San Francisco to rural Pennsylvania in 2001....very romantic.....very misguided). Who cares about a stock market crash when you're seeing Tull? Plus nearly getting married to someone else's bird.  |
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