On This Day

[Mackka]

Yes opened unofficially by De Groot brandishing a sword on horseback he cut the ribbon before the official ceremony.

 

[Nightjar]

On This Day In 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Was Officially Opened I was 23 years old and excited about driving over the bridge the first time, I don't think I'd be too excited about driving over it now

You're a ripe old age Dave, makes you 103yo.

 

[Dave's Office]

It was actually 1977 when I first drove over the Sydney Harbour Bridge so not quite 103 yet.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1982 Argentina Invaded The Falkland Islands In The South Atlantic

 

[Mackka]

On This Day In 1982 Argentina Invaded The Falkland Islands In The South Atlantic

Ah yes and Prince Andrew saved the day in his helicopter.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1968 Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr Was Assassinated At A Motel In Memphis

 

[Mackka]

By James Earl Ray whom died in prison on 23 rd April 1998 after being sentenced to 100 years. He pleaded guilty to avoid death by electrocution which was advice given by his council. Three days later he sacked his lawyer and changed his plea. Before his death he told his brother that he didn’t want to be buried in America because of how he was treated and when he had passed, they cremated him and returned his ashes to Ireland ancestral home of his grandparents. Sad day for everyone.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1896 The First Modern Olympic Games Opened In Athens, Greece

 

[Mackka]

On This Day In 1896 The First Modern Olympic Games Opened In Athens, Greece

Ah yes the last time the games were MALE ONLY. Women were not allowed till 1900. Love this thread Dave.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1955 The Polio Vaccine, Developed By US Medical Resercher Jonas Salk, Was Declared Safe And Effective.

 

[Jaros]

What a fantastic day for the planet.

 

[Mackka]

Amen to that and all the other vaccines that have saved the human race.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1912 The Luxury Liner Titanic Hit An Iceberg In The Atlantic Ocean, She Sank Early The Next Day, More Than 1500 Passengers And Crew Lost Their Lives

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1927 The First Volvo Car, Nicknamed "Jakob" Was Released In Sweden.

 

[Jaros]

Was it like the Lada??

 

[Dave's Office]

I don't know but I wonder if they used to say "Bloody Volvo Drivers" in those days

 

[Mackka]

Also on this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just days after the Confederate Army surrendered during the American Civil War. Booth a well respected actor waited until a specific part of the Opera whereby loud laughter was known to take place and thus muffled the sound of the shot. Lincoln was recorded to have been laughing at the time.

 

[Manpa]

Also on this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just days after the Confederate Army surrendered during the American Civil War. Booth a well respected actor waited until a specific part of the Opera whereby loud laughter was known to take place and thus muffled the sound of the shot. Lincoln was recorded to have been laughing at the time.

As my dear old Dad would have said, “that‘ll stop you from farting in Sunday School”

 

[Dave's Office]

Makes the old saying "I nearly died laughing" come to life.

 

[Dave's Office]

I just heard the sad news that Aussie Golfing Great Jack Newton has passed away, he was such an inspiration to everyone, R.I. P Jack