1901
Scottish inventor Hubert Cecil Booth patented the vacuum cleaner.
Scottish inventor Hubert Cecil Booth patented the vacuum cleaner.
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“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown -
I don't know whether to love or hate him! I suppose I should love him - the sucky up thing is better than beating carpets over the washing line!
"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 had the same thoughts Daisy!! Not wanting to thank him as it makes us do housework, but thanking him as its labour saving housework!!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Clever man love my hoover ,as they say on Miranda ,SUCH FUN , hahahaIm not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in the Place de l'Alma underpass in Paris, France.
Tests conducted by French police indicated that the driver was intoxicated, may have been travelling at over 100 mph and likely caused the accident while trying to escape the paparazzi photographers.
“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Gem - such a sad and tragic day for so many people, but most of all Princes William and Harry.
It's one of those occasions where you will probably always remember where you were when you heard the news filtering through early on the Sunday morning."Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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1951
The Premier supermarket opened in Earl’s Court, London; the first supermarket in Britain.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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It didn't take long for them to spread round the country."Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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1974
Edward Heath's Morning Cloud III was sunk in a Force 9 gale in the English Channel. Two people were killed - including Mr Heath's godson.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I can remember that happening.Sometimes I forget to like posts,but that doesn't mean I don't like them.Comment
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So can I, Nanto. I'm sure Morning Cloud shouldn't have been out in a Force 9.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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1783
Britain finally recognised the United States of America by signing the Treaty of Paris which officially ended the American War of Independence.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1985
The wreck of the Titanic was photographed for the first time, 73 years after it sank with the loss of 1,500 lives.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1975
Two people were killed and 63 injured as a suspected IRA bomb exploded in the lobby of the Hilton hotel in central London.
I lived in London then, and bomb scares and bag searches were all part of going out.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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B was on duty in NI getting petrol bombed , scary timesIm not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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