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Gloria
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This beggars belief a bit in as much as what is history
1992---Announcement that nine pigs were to take place in Britain's first pig race.

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Hahaha. It's history!

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1485 - The War of the Roses ended with the death of England's King Richard III. He was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field. His successor was Henry VII.

1770 - Australia was claimed under the British crown when Captain James Cook landed there.

1932 - The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first TV broadcast in England.

2000 - It was announced that all 118 crewmembers aboard the Kursk submarine were dead. The Russian vessel had sunk on August 4.

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1862---Birth of French composer Claude Debussy.

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1944 - Paris, France, was liberated by Allied forces ending four years of German occupation.

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1959 British car manufacturers Austin and Morris launched a small family car - the 'Mini'.

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1959 British car manufacturers Austin and Morris launched a small family car - the 'Mini'.

My favourite car ! :D

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2004 - The Beslan school hostage crisis begins when armed terrorists take hundreds of school children and adults hostage in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia.
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Yesterday 1852--Britain's first free lending library opened in Manchester

Today 1815---Birth of Scottish born Australian explorer John McDouall Stuart

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2001 - In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.

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On Sept. 11 and 12, 1683, Christian armies under the command of the King of Poland ended the Turks' two-month campaign to take the city. Never again would Muslims come so close to imposing Islam on Europe, at least until the 21st century. As writer Hilaire Bellow once said, it is "a date that ought to be among the most famous in history — September 11, 1683."
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1297---Battle of Stirling Bridge

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2001 - In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.


I was sitting on a terrace in France sipping red wine when the planes struck the twin towers. The friend we were staying with was indoors and shouted through the window 'you'd better come up, WW3 has just broke out'. We were glued to the TV for quite some time after.

Tonight, on the anniversary, I was sitting on a terrace in France sipping red wine.

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2001 - In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.


I was sitting on a terrace in France sipping red wine when the planes struck the twin towers. The friend we were staying with was indoors and shouted through the window 'you'd better come up, WW3 has just broke out'. We were glued to the TV for quite some time after.

Tonight, on the anniversary, I was sitting on a terrace in France sipping red wine.


I was at the Bik Bok shop in Sigulda, Latvia. The shop assistant didn’t speak very much English, but I remember her telling me that Russia was being attacked. :?: :?:
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Did I know you then Kris? It was about then that we first communicated I think wasn't it?

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