It was stunningly beautiful
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It was amazing and so graceful
I've just watched it on YouTube, and interesting to compare it with the ice dancers of today. Today's are much more technical and athletic, but Jane and Chris had a special magic.
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1941
Islanders on the Hebrides hid thousands of bottles of shipwrecked whisky from government officials. The episode was celebrated in the film "Whisky Galore."
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I remember the film, but had forgotten it was based on fact. Hic!
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15 March 44BC
We're going back a bit for this one!
Julius Caesar was warned by the soothsayer 'beware the Ides of March', but he didn't listen and he was assassinated by Brutus, Cassius, and others.
The Romans counted the days of the month backwards from fixed points, and in most months the Ides is the 13th, but in March it's the 15th - so perhaps Caesar got confused.
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I think he must have!
At school, one of my friend's birthdays was March 15th. After we did Julius Caesar in English class, she always referred to it as The Ides of March
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Gem - at least people wouldn't forget her birthday!
I have never been a great Shakespeare fan, but we did Julius Caesar for O Level Eng Lit and luckily I enjoyed it. Lots of twists and turns in the plot. My other favourite was the Merchant of Venice for similar reasons.
But we had to learn how the Roman calendar worked for Latin!
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Yes I still remember her birthday now, even though I haven't tseen or spoken to her for 40 years!!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1925
Two floors of the Madame Tussaud’s waxworks in London were destroyed by fire.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I bet all that melted wax ade a real mess!"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1966
The stolen football world cup was found in south London by a dog called Pickles, whilst it was out for a walk with its owner.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I bet Pickles would rather have found the football itself!!!!
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1997
The Spice Girls helped launch Britain's newest terrestrial TV channel - Channel 5.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1883
At a meeting in Liverpool to establish a home for dogs, the proposer, T.F. Agnew, suggested it should perhaps be turned into a home for children as he had seen the work of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to children. On the evening of this day, the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was formed. Later, it would become the National Society (NSPCC).“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Amazing, isn't it, that it's still the National SPCC and the Royal SPCA."Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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