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    Thank you so much Oma
    β€œA grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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      Your welcome 😁β™₯️
      Im not fat just 6ft too small

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        1968

        Start of the first Open Wimbledon lawn tennis championships - open to both professional and amateur players.


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        β€œA grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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          That decision was quite controversial, wasn't it, but it certainly changed the game.
          "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

          (Marianne Williamson)

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            1967

            An estimated worldwide audience of 350 million in 26 nations watched the world’s first, live, televised satellite hook up; the Beatles' recording of 'All You Need Is Love' at Abbey Road. The event, which lasted just over two hours, had the largest television audience to date and around 10,000 technicians, producers and translators were involved.​
            β€œA grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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              2012

              The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended a ceremony in London's Green Park when the first national memorial dedicated to more than 50,000 fallen personnel from World War 2's Bomber Command was unveiled. The ceremony culminated in a poppy drop from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
              β€œA grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                1620

                After denouncing smoking as a health hazard, King James I of England banned the growing of tobacco in Britain.​
                β€œA grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                  Incredible that it took over 300 years for the medical world to catch up with James I!
                  "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                  (Marianne Williamson)

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