breadfan
07-06-2010, 06:27 AM
Happy Birthday colin58 and tomjob
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On this day 7th June
1329 Robert I 'the Bruce', king of Scotland died. He earned a place in Scottish history for his legendary victory over the English at Bannockburn in 1314.
1535 John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was tried for treason (he was executed on 22nd June).
1761 The birth of John Rennie, Scottish civil engineer and designer of London Bridge.
1811 James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician who pioneered the use of anaesthetics was born.
1906 In Glasgow, Cunard launched the Lusitania - the world's fastest and largest liner.
1929 Mrs. Margaret Bondfield became the first woman cabinet minister in the Labour government, as Ramsay Macdonald’s Minister of Labour.
1935 In Britain, Stanley Baldwin, Conservative, succeeded Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister.
1939 King George VI became the first British monarch to visit the United States of America.
1977 More than one million people lined the streets of London to watch the Royal Family on their way to St. Paul's at the start of the Queen's silver jubilee celebrations.
1990 France, West Germany and Italy lifted a ban on British beef-on-the-bone after reaching a deal in Brussels.
1991 Bill Morris became the first black trades union leader in the UK - being elected Secretary-General of the Transport and General Workers Union.
2000 Tony Blair, the UK prime minister was heckled and criticised by the respected Women's Institute members as he gave a speech at their conference.
2000 Animal welfare companies praised a policeman who closed a section of the M5 in Devon to rescue three ducklings.
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Hope you have a great day.
On this day 7th June
1329 Robert I 'the Bruce', king of Scotland died. He earned a place in Scottish history for his legendary victory over the English at Bannockburn in 1314.
1535 John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was tried for treason (he was executed on 22nd June).
1761 The birth of John Rennie, Scottish civil engineer and designer of London Bridge.
1811 James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician who pioneered the use of anaesthetics was born.
1906 In Glasgow, Cunard launched the Lusitania - the world's fastest and largest liner.
1929 Mrs. Margaret Bondfield became the first woman cabinet minister in the Labour government, as Ramsay Macdonald’s Minister of Labour.
1935 In Britain, Stanley Baldwin, Conservative, succeeded Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister.
1939 King George VI became the first British monarch to visit the United States of America.
1977 More than one million people lined the streets of London to watch the Royal Family on their way to St. Paul's at the start of the Queen's silver jubilee celebrations.
1990 France, West Germany and Italy lifted a ban on British beef-on-the-bone after reaching a deal in Brussels.
1991 Bill Morris became the first black trades union leader in the UK - being elected Secretary-General of the Transport and General Workers Union.
2000 Tony Blair, the UK prime minister was heckled and criticised by the respected Women's Institute members as he gave a speech at their conference.
2000 Animal welfare companies praised a policeman who closed a section of the M5 in Devon to rescue three ducklings.