Today in History

[Oma]

2009
Harry Potter and the half blood Prince the 6th film based on the books by JK Rowlings was released world wide
I Still love these books and films .

[Gemini]

Ditto Oma

[Oma]

1439
Kissing is banned in England to stop the spread of the Black Death 😱🤣

[Daisy]

That must have been the earliest recorded form of lockdown then! I wonder how they spread the word without any modern forms of communication?

[Gemini]

1969

British rower John Fairfax arrived at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after becoming the first person to row across the Atlantic alone. He had left the Canary Islands on January 20th in a 24’ rowing boat and after 180 days and 4000 miles he had finished his journey.
Three years later, with his girl friend, he rowed the 8000 miles from San Francisco to the Hayman Islands off the Queensland Coast.

[Daisy]

Gem, that must have been a very perilous journey without the level of communications we have now. The son of a friend of ours did that crossing some years ago. I think he was the second youngest to achieve it at that time. He did extensive preparations beforehand, both for the boat and for his physical and mental health. Even today, it's still an incredible achievement, and he raised over £20,000 for charity in the process.

[Gemini]

An achievement indeed Daisy!

[Oma]

Wow what an achievement for John Fairfax when he did it , and your friends son Daisy raising all that money .

[Gemini]

1990

An IRA bomb blew a 10-foot hole in the London Stock Exchange.

[Gemini]

1897

London's Tate Gallery, built on the site of the Millbank Prison, was opened, with 67 paintings.

[Gemini]

1997

Tony Blair's Government announced that students would have to pay tuition fees and that maintenance grants would be abolished.

[Daisy]

And changed the face of higher education for generations of students to come.

[Gemini]

Indeed Daisy ☹️

[Gemini]

1986

'Live Aid' organiser Bob Geldof was made an honorary knight of the most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

[Daisy]

Indeed Daisy ☹️

The policy was to have 50% of youngsters educated to first degree level, but in fact students are turning away from Uni because they don't want to be saddled with thousands of pounds worth of debt.