On this day...

Mr X

Well-Known Forumite
Page 2 of the Newsletter, noticed these and thought that there'd been quite a lot happened on 11th February over the years!

1852: the first ladies public toilet in Britain opened in London
1878: the first weekly weather report was published by the Met Office
1908: Thomas Edison won the patent rights for the film projector
1975: Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party
1990: After more than 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela walked to freedom from prison in South Africa
1998: At the age of 18 Michael Owen became the youngest footballer to play for England since the 1880s
 

dylanf

Fat Git
Mr X said:
Page 2 of the Newsletter, noticed these and thought that there'd been quite a lot happened on 11th February over the years!

1852: the first ladies public toilet in Britain opened in London
1878: the first weekly weather report was published by the Met Office
1908: Thomas Edison won the patent rights for the film projector
1975: Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party
1990: After more than 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela walked to freedom from prison in South Africa
1998: At the age of 18 Michael Owen became the youngest footballer to play for England since the 1880s
Mandela should of stayed there.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
In 881 Pope John VIII crowned Charles the Fat as Holy Roman Emperor on this day. Monarchs had better names then, didn't they?..
 

Wyred

Well-Known Forumite
It's taken me 45 minutes to get from junction 14 to junction 16 of the M6, bloody roadworks :teef:
 

Wyred

Well-Known Forumite
In 1981, An English Football League match was played on a Sunday for the first time.
 

Wyred

Well-Known Forumite
In 1957 The death of the politician Leslie Hore-Belisha, Minister of Transport who introduced the driving test, the Highway Code and the Belisha beacon used at zebra crossings.
 

basil

don't mention the blinds
Wyred said:
In 1957 The death of the politician Leslie Hore-Belisha, Minister of Transport who introduced the driving test, the Highway Code and the Belisha beacon used at zebra crossings.
Run over?.........
 

Alan B'Stard

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Beeching releases his second report on the Railways in 1965.

"This report is not a prelude to closures on a grand scale"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/16/newsid_2545000/2545597.stm
 

Wyred

Well-Known Forumite
In 1955 Fanny Cradock's first cookery programme on television was Kitchen Magic in which she showed viewers how to produce Swiss roll, éclair and soufflé-en-surprise for 8 people.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
Wyred said:
In 1955 Fanny Cradock's first cookery programme on television was Kitchen Magic in which she showed viewers how to produce Swiss roll, éclair and soufflé-en-surprise for 8 people.
BBC said:
The famous doughnut line, "You too can have doughnuts like Fanny's" has been attributed to Johnny, but was actually, almost certainly said by a Scottish continuity announcer and not by Johnnie at all.
 

Wyred

Well-Known Forumite
In 1949 Opportunity Knocks was presented for the first time (on BBC radio) hosted by Hughie Greene. It later transferred to Radio Luxembourg then went on to become a popular television programme on ITV.
 

Alan B'Stard

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In 1981 Margaret Thatcher gave in to The Miners. It's true.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/18/newsid_2550000/2550991.stm
 
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