It happened in April. 1st April. 1662
King Charles II grants royal patronage to
If You Can’t Say anything Nice ! Don’t leave yet, I want to forget you exactly the way you are. You may be a down to earth guy, but you’re not down far enough to suit me. Would you please shut your mouth, my houseplants are wilting. I’m not your type, I have a pulse. Shock me, say something intelligent. I’ve got a minute, tell me everything you know. Last night I thought I saw something outside your house that made me very happy– a removal van. Isn’t such a tiny mind lonely in such a big head ? That’s what happens when you drink on an empty head.
a group of scientists and academics founding the Royal Society of London. 3rd April. 1721 Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister. 4th April. 1963 The Beatles fill the first five places in the US singles chart with "Please Please Me", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "Twist & Shout" "Can't Buy Me Love". 6th April. 1199 Richard I (the Lion-Heart) of England dies from an infected wound while besieging Chalus Castle. 7th April. 1739 Travellers throughout England breathe a sigh of relief, safe in the knowledge that the most notorious of highwaymen Dick Turpin, was hanged today in York. 8th April. 1838 Brunel's new steamship Great Western left Bristol on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic to Boston. 10th April. 1633 Bananas, never seen before in England, went on sale in a London shop. 11th April. 1689 The joint coronation of William III, Prince of Orange and champion of Protestantism, and his wife Mary II took place in London. 12th April. 1606 The Union Jack becomes the official flag of Britain. 14th April. 1983 First cordless phone went on sale in the UK. 15th April. 1753 English lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson published his Dictionary; he had taken nine years to compile it. 16th April. 1746 Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) was defeated at the Battle of Culloden Moor in Scotland. 17th April. 1969 The age at which a person is eligible to vote in Britain was lowered from 21 to 18. 20th April. 1912 The Irish-born writer Bram Stoker, author of Count Dracula, died at his London home. He was 65. 21st April. 1509 Henry VIII becomes King of England, following the death of his father Henry VII. 22nd April. 1838 The first steamship to cross the Atlantic, the British ship Sirius, arrived at New York; it took 18 days. 23rd April. 1616 Death of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet, aged 52. He leaves behind a wife, Anne, two daughters, Judith and Susanna as well as a wealth of literary treasures. Feast day of St George, Patron Saint of England. 25th April. 1915 In World War I, over 90,000 Australian, New Zealand and British troops met fierce resistance from Turkish forces as they landed at Gallipoli. 26th April. 1923 The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, were married in Westminster Abbey, London. 28th April. 1770 English naval explorer James Cook arrived in Botany Bay, Australia, the first European to do so. 30th April. 1945 In his hideaway bunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler shoots himself. His wife of 48 hours and former mistress, Eva Braun, took a cyanide capsule.
The Charm of the Child. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 62. My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, “Did you start at 1?"
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