1917
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was founded. They were Britain's first official service women
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was founded. They were Britain's first official service women
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1886
Coca-Cola goes on sale for the first time at a drugstore in Atlanta. Its inventor, Dr John Pemberton, claims it can cure anything from hysteria to the common cold.
Who would have thought you could get so rich on telling such blatant lies!!!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1828
The opening of the London Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park, London. Lady visitors were politely requested to refrain from poking the beasts through the bars of the cages.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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2014
New research showed that half of patients diagnosed with cancer today would effectively be 'cured'. They could expect to survive for at least 10 years, by which point their prognosis was as good as that of those without the disease.The study also showed that survival rates in England and Wales had doubled since the 1970s.
Very good news indeed.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1931
The Empire State Building opens in New York
Still an amazing building.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1933
The modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster was born when a sighting made local news. Several London newspapers sent correspondents to Scotland, and a circus offered a £20,000 reward for capture of the beast“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I've only been to Loch Ness once, but it looked so cold, dark and uninviting you could imagine monsters lurking in the deep!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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1986
The Soviets launched the world's biggest space station, Mir."Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1800
George III survived two assassination attempts in one day, the second coming from James Hadfield who fired a shot at the King during a performance at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Hadfield was later acquitted by reason of insanity“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1993
The Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, fell into the sea following a landslide, making news around the world.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1968
Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles."Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr SeussComment
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1936
Gatwick Airport opened in Surrey. Half a century later, it became Britain’s second biggest international airport, and one of the world’s busiest.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1st September 1976
Remember that long, hot summer? On 1st September as the water shortages worsened, standpipes were being erected in places where water reservoirs were at their lowest level. In some places water was being turned off for up to 6 hours a day and business were also facing restrictions.
I was living in a tiny village in Bedfordshire, and my OH had just been moved with his job so was away Sunday-Friday each week. The standpipe was in the middle of the village with no proper footpaths and I had no idea how I was going to carry buckets of water with a baby and a toddler in tow. Fortunately, the rains came and the standpipes were never needed, but it made me appreciate the luxury of turning a tap on and lovely clear water coming out of it.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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I remember that summer well Daisy!
We lived in Sussex, in a caravan with a baby born that February. It was so hot we had to vacate the caravan all day long as we would have fried!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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184 7 Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre is published in London. “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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