Today in History

[Gemini]

1965

Housewife Mary Whitehouse began her Clean Up TV Campaign by setting up the National Viewers and Listeners' Association to tackle 'bad taste and irresponsibility'.

[Daisy]

I wonder what she'd think of today's TV output.

[Gemini]

I wonder what she'd think of today's TV output.

Naked Attraction!!!

[Nanto2girls]

Good heavens she'd be spitting blue feathers at today's TV.

[Gemini]

1968

The Trade Descriptions Act came into force making it a crime for a trader to knowingly sell an item with a misleading label or description.

[Oma]

Del Boy must not read that then 😂😂😂

[Gemini]

1887

Beeton’s Christmas Annual went on sale, with 'A Study in Scarlet' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which first introduced the detective, Sherlock Holmes

[Gemini]

1929

Britain’s first 22 public telephone boxes came into service. They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and installed as part of a new scheme for policing and were made available for general use in the Barnes, Kew and Richmond Districts.

[Gemini]

2007

Gillian Gibbons, a 54 year old teacher from Liverpool was released after eight days in custody and handed over to British officials in Sudan after being jailed for letting her class name a teddy bear Muhammad.

[Gemini]

1983

A cat climbed to a height of 160ft up an industrial chimney, holding up the work of Lancashire's chief steeplejack and chimney demolisher Fred Dibnah.

[Gemini]

2013

Daniel Severn, a 27 year old burglar who had 80 convictions for 32 court appearances was jailed for two years and four months. The court heard that Severn became trapped while trying to raid someone's house and ended up with his head resting on the toilet for an hour and a half, with one foot trapped in the window that he had used to gain entry. When he had tried to call for help he dropped his phone in the bath. Severn was told "It would be funny if it were not such a serious offence."

[Gemini]

2012

Yorkshire, beat off the challenge of bids from Florence and Edinburgh with Leeds set to host the prestigious start of the Tour de France cycle race in 2014. Yorkshire took the Grand Depart to its heart. Day 1 started in Leeds on 5th July 2014 and took in the town of Skipton.
The day's stage continued through the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Ripon, before ending the day in Harrogate.

[Gemini]

1982

Reputed to be Robin Hood's tree, the 'Major Oak' in Sherwood Forest, was fitted with a fire alarm.

[Gemini]

2012

Comet stores closed their doors for the last time, bringing the electrical retailer's 79 year history to an end.

[Daisy]

It's quite shocking how many other well-established retail names have disappeared from our high streets since then.