Today in History

[Gemini]

And still popular!

[Daisy]

It was also a sign that more people had fridges with little ice boxes in the top!

[Gemini]

1991

The first Scrabble Championship was held in London, with 20 countries competing.

[Daisy]

Now, I really thought Scrabble championships had started long before that. I'm really surprised.

[Gemini]

1884

Simon Marks, a Polish immigrant, and Yorkshireman Tom Spencer opened their Penny Bazaar in Leeds, setting the foundations for the Marks and Spencer chain.

[Gemini]

My mum, born in 1928, tells me that her mum still referred to M&S as The Bazaar.

[Daisy]

Gem - sounds a bit like me with Dunelm Mill!!! And Lakeland Plastics.

[Gemini]

OH still says Dunelm Mill

[Oma]

I still say Dunelm mill and Lakeland Plastics i think once you know them as that its hard to not use the name ,
My Mother called M&S the Bazaar , In the indoor market in Newcastle there is the original stall still called M&S penny bazaar

[Gemini]

1840

The foundation stone for Nelson's Column was laid in Trafalgar Square.

[Gemini]

1906

The first hot-air balloon race was staged at Whitley, Yorkshire and was won by US Army Lieutenant Frank Lahm.

[Daisy]

I bet that was the first time a lot of people had seen hot-air balloons.

[Gemini]

2000

It was reported that Harry Potter author JK Rowling had donated a six figure sum to the National Council for One Parent Families.

[Oma]

She remembers being a single Mum and the struggles she had .

[Daisy]

It's so good when people who have struggled so hard succeed, and even better when they help others going through the same traumas.