Today in History

[Gemini]

I don't think so Oma, it remained a mystery.
I think there is some thought that she had had some sort of breakdown though.

[Gemini]

1937

The first issue of the Dandy comic. With a fan club of over 350,000, Desperate Dan proved a durable character. A copy of this first edition is worth between £850 and £1,000. The closure, on 4th December 2012, coincided with its 75th anniversary and the final print edition included a pullout reprint of the very first edition of the comic.

[Oma]

We all loved The Dandy and the Beano etc ,

[Gemini]

I did too, and now GS1 is mad on The Beano

[Daisy]

We all loved The Dandy and the Beano etc ,

I really looked forward to them each week.

[Gemini]

1952

The Great Smog. A cold fog descended on London, combining with air pollution and killed at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that followed.

[Oma]

That must have been horrible , can you imagine how suffocating it must have been .

[Daisy]

It was truly awful, but lead to the Clean Air Act so things got better.

[Plantaholic]

I can remember it, I was living in Surrey. I was out one night with my latest and to get home, I had to walk in front of the car.

[Daisy]

Plant - I don't suppose you had a red flag, but it would probably have been no use anyway.

I remember having to walk 15 miles home from work one night when peasouper came down very quickly and all the buses and trains stopped running.

[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.

[Oma]

I Vaguely remember that Gem

[Daisy]

You can imagine what Fred said! I hope the cat was ok though.

[Gemini]

1980

John Lennon, former member of the Liverpool group The Beatles, was shot dead by Mark David Chapman who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment.

[Gemini]

1960

The first episode of Coronation Street was screened on ITV. It is the world's longest-running television soap opera.