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    #3451
    1975

    During 'Operation Babylift' a plane carrying 99 Vietnamese orphans, victims of the war in Vietnam, landed at Heathrow airport.​
    “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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      #3452
      This was just a couple of weeks before my DS2 was born, and I remember feeling very emotional about those children being flown half way round the world to a strange country.
      "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

      (Marianne Williamson)
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        #3453
        I remember that , my DD was only two and I remember thinking that I couldn't imagine what they were thinking bless them.
        Im not fat just 6ft too small
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          #3454
          1881

          The Natural History Museum in London was opened.​
          “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
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            #3455
            What an amazing building it is, before you even go in and see the exhibits. You can't imagine a public building being made with that kind of skill and detail these days.

            "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

            (Marianne Williamson)
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              #3456
              1884

              Oxford University agreed to admit female students to examinations. However, woman were not to be awarded degrees.


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              “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                #3457
                Just another way in which women were denied basic rights.
                "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                (Marianne Williamson)
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                  #3458
                  1830

                  Briton Edwin Budding signed an agreement for his invention, the lawn mower, to go into mass production. His first customer was Regent's Park Zoo in London.​
                  “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                    #3459
                    Next time I mow the lawn, I'll think of him.
                    "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                    (Marianne Williamson)
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