Today in History

[Gemini]

1969

The last time all four Beatles were together for a recording session.

[Daisy]

I don't suppose they realised that at the time, and couldn't have imagined what would happen later.

[Gemini]

1988

The first baby born from an embryo frozen after the fertilization of a donated egg was delivered at Dulwich Hospital, south London, to Mrs. Ann Forrester, 37, by Caesarean section.

[Daisy]

I don't remember this at all, but even now can't comprehend the complexity of the process.

[Oma]

I don't remember it either,
Fertility treatment has come a long way hasn't it,
Go no further than our Fin
Martin had a vasectomy 25 years previous
But with new technology and IVF along came Fin 😁

[Daisy]

Oma, they truly are miracle babies.

[Gemini]

1897

The birth of Peter Llewelyn Davies, the namesake of Peter Pan. The author, J. M. Barrie publicly identified him as the source of the name for the title character in his famous play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. This identification as 'the original Peter Pan' plagued Davies throughout his life.

[Daisy]

Poor man, it must have made his life very difficult at times. Rather like Christopher Robin Milne. His parents had wanted a little girl so badly they dressed him as a girl until he was about 7. He was bullied at boarding school, and came to feel that his father had exploited him. He had a very sad life.

[Gemini]

Oh how sad Daisy

[Daisy]

I think it was sad, as well, Gem. The Winnie the Pooh stories are so loved by so many children, but what lay behind them was an awful lot of unhappiness.

[Gemini]

1987

The Church of England's General Synod voted by a huge majority in favour of the ordination of women priests. It was a further 28 years before the first female bishop, Libby Lane, was consecrated Bishop of Stockport (26th January 2015) in a ceremony at York Minster.

[Daisy]

I never understood why this was contentious for so many people.

[Gemini]

1888

In a Belfast street, a small boy named Johnny Dunlop was riding his tricycle under the supervision of his father. The two rear wheels of the tricycle were the world's first pneumatic tyres and he was testing them. The test was so successful that his father was granted patent number 10607 on 23rd July.

[Oma]

Gosh you don't think of it being so long ago do you .

[Daisy]

It's surprising how many inventions which we take for granted today were developed because someone wanted to solve an everyday problem for themselves or their family.