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Post by ARENA on Jul 22, 2015 7:59:56 GMT
22/7/1793 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada.
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Post by ARENA on Jul 23, 2015 8:27:04 GMT
23/7/1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
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Post by ARENA on Jul 24, 2015 7:49:11 GMT
24/7/2010 – Alex Higgins, Irish snooker player, handed in his cue and decanter....
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Post by ARENA on Jul 25, 2015 8:12:46 GMT
25/7/1797 – Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife
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Post by ARENA on Jul 26, 2015 7:45:33 GMT
26/7/1945 – The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
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Post by ARENA on Jul 27, 2015 8:00:39 GMT
27/7/1890 – Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
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Post by ARENA on Jul 29, 2015 8:13:28 GMT
29/7/1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
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Post by scorp on Jul 29, 2015 12:18:14 GMT
In place of the Forces Programme, which had already lightened up on the popular music front for the benefit of US Troops in UK.
Although I see Sandy MacPherson was still chugging away on the BBC Theatre Organ...
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Post by ARENA on Jul 30, 2015 8:10:54 GMT
30/7/2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
I expect Scorps appeared on it a few times......................
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Post by scorp on Jul 30, 2015 18:21:48 GMT
Yes - once even dressed as a mouse... (That was for Elton John and Honky Cat) I can't remember who else I did it with...
There was Thank Your Lucky Stars, as well...
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Post by ARENA on Jul 31, 2015 8:48:12 GMT
31/7/1974 Emilia Fox birthday.
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Post by ARENA on Aug 1, 2015 8:33:25 GMT
1/8/79 Honeysuckle Weeks born in Wales
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Post by ARENA on Aug 2, 2015 8:33:41 GMT
2/8/1973 – A flash fire kills 51 at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
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Post by ARENA on Aug 6, 2015 8:49:35 GMT
6/8/1890 – At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
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