Today in History

[Daisy]

Oh, the excitement every week waiting to find out who was at Number 1, going to the local music shop on a Saturday to listen to the record in a little booth. Then hoping someone had bought it and would take it to the youth club on Saturday night so we could all bop away to it!

What a different world it is from today's youngsters with literally millions of tracks they can listen to at the press of a button.

[Gemini]

1979

The UK release of the controversial comedy film Monty Python's "Life of Brian". The film tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as, and next door to, Jesus Christ and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah. EMI Films withdrew funding just days before production was scheduled to begin and financing was arranged by George Harrison, former member of the Beatles and a long time Monty Python fan. Thirty-nine local authorities in the UK imposed an outright ban and some countries banned its showing for decades.

[Oma]

One of our favourite films , we have watched it so many times and still howl with laughter 😂😂😂

[Gemini]

2010

Tens of thousands of people protested against plans to treble tuition fees and cut university funding in England. The Conservative Party headquarters were stormed and outside, placards and banners were set on fire and missiles were thrown.

[Daisy]

Gem, it seems a lot of youngsters are now looking for work plus training and apprenticeships rather than saddling themselves with huge debts for tuition fees.

My GS2 is looking for a degree apprentice having seen his brother doing so well under the apprenticeship scheme. Most of GS2's friends feel the same.

[Gemini]

1921

The first British Legion Poppy Day.

[Gemini]

1933

The first photograph of the ‘Loch Ness monster’ was taken by Mr Hugh Gray. He managed to take five pictures altogether but after processing, four of them were blank and the fifth was not confirmed as being Nessie.

[Daisy]

Oh, the joys of photography!

[Gemini]

1969

The BBC began colour television programmes.

I remember this. Very exciting!

[Oma]

Gem
I remember buying our first colour TV in 1975 we also had to have a separate aerial to the black and white one ,😁

[Daisy]

I remember my mum renting a colour tv as the family Christmas present in about 1976/7. She lived with us then, so we all benefitted.

[Gemini]

1899

Winston Churchill was captured by the Boers while covering the war as a reporter for the Morning Post. He escaped a few weeks later.

[Daisy]

It's hard to picture Winston Churchill as a young, active man. He always seemed very elderly to me.

[Gemini]

1964

Britain said that it was banning all arms exports to South Africa.

[Gemini]

1991

Church envoy Terry Waite was freed by the Islamic extremists who kidnapped him in Beirut in 1987.