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ddvmor


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Turns out that today was quite a busy day in history.  Have a look at this list that I unashamedly stole from another forum!

1204 Constantinople sacked, during the Fourth Crusade
1606 The 'Union Jack' becomes the British flag
1838 Zulus defeated by better-armed British settlers at Tugela
1861 American Civil War begins
1914 Shaw's 'Pygmalion' performed for the first time
1923 Singer Maria Callas born
1941 Bobby Moore born (with hair)
1945 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies
1954 Bill Hailey & the Comets record 'Rock Around The Clock'
1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
1981 Joe 'The Brown Bomber' Louis dies
1989 ...and another boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson, is beaten by the bell
1949 Birth of playwright Alan Aycbourn
1990 British Customs discover parts of a 'Super-Gun' in shipping awaiting export to Iraq...

There's a whole load more stuff on Wikipedia!

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ddvmor


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Not even 1606 The 'Union Jack' becomes the British flag ? :(

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bonniepirateanne


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no

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ddvmor


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How about if I add human interest to them by including fascinating facts of my own?

Like this:

1914 Shaw's 'Pygmalion' performed for the first time.

I studied Pygmalion in 6th Form Theatre Studies. We put on an abridged production of it in which I played Professor Higgins and got to verbally abuse one of the other girls in my class. I was rubbish, but I had a great deal of fun. Rex Harrison was better then me.

-- Edited by ddvmor at 15:36, 2007-04-12

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bonniepirateanne


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wary

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Copper


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ddvmor wrote:
 I played Professor Higgins and got to verbally abuse one of the other girls in my class.

-- Edited by ddvmor at 15:36, 2007-04-12



 Erm.  Are you referring to yourself as a girl?  Its ok if you are, just wanted to check.



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JonnyStead


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Copper wrote:


 Erm.  Are you referring to yourself as a girl?  Its ok if you are, just wanted to check.



Gold dust... biggrin



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Copper wrote:
 Erm.  Are you referring to yourself as a girl?  Its ok if you are, just wanted to check.
Yes.  Yes I am.  You're just healous because I look better in heels than you do!

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Yes yes - healous you are... yuk yuk yuk...

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                                                aww

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JonnyStead wrote:

Yes yes - healous you are... yuk yuk yuk...


It's phonetic spelling.  I was typing in a spanish accent.  Everybody else realised that.



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ddvmor wrote:

JonnyStead wrote:

Yes yes - healous you are... yuk yuk yuk...


It's phonetic spelling.  I was typing in a spanish accent.  Everybody else realised that.



Sorry



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