I have to say, the advent of the polio vaccine transformed my teenage years. My mother was so worried about me getting polio that she tried to stop me going anywhere and doing anything - especially swimming, which was my favourite thing.
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"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1954
Roger Bannister, a 25 year old British medical student, became the first man to run a mile in less than four minute (at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, Oxford). His time was 3 minute 59.4 seconds.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Also he didn't have the running shoes and outfits to streamline like todays runners .Im not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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1964
Interior designer and businessman Terence Conran opened his first Habitat Shop in London's Fulham Road.
I was married in '75, our wish was to have almost everything from Habitat!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Oh, Gem, is was so trendy, wasn't it, and so expensive!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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You were lucky if you could afford his stuff but I loved it , never did get anything till many years later when it was a bit cheaper
I remember it was a tiny plant stand that i thought was the bees knees
Im not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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Oma, we could scarcely afford any of it! I longed for it all though.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Conran definitely changed the way we think about furnishing our homes. He was a trail blazer.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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2000
Ford workers at its Dagenham plant reacted with shock and anger at the news that car production was to be transferred to Germany and Spain, with the loss of 3,000 jobs.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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That was very sad. We've lost so much of our manufacturing capability.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1868
A team of Aboriginal cricketers arrived in England to play 47 matches. They preceded a white Australian team by more than ten years.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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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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1998
High Society burglar Peter Scott was jailed for 3 years after being involved in a plot to sell a stolen Picasso painting worth £750,000.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I can never work out who would pay that sort of money for a painting!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1840
York Minster , the largest gothic cathedral in northern Europe, was badly damaged by fire.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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