Happy birthday and many happy returns Simon Thai and Jimmy Thai. Born on the same day, and sharing that day, across the years, with 1495 – John Bale, English bishop (d. 1563) 1694 – Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778) 1787 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line (d. 1865) 1870 – Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946) 1924 – Christopher Tolkien, English author 1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress 1965 – Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 2001 – Samantha Bailey, American actress November 21: Armed Forces Day in Bangladesh Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 1386 – Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur captured and sacked the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, forcing King Bagrat V to convert to Islam. 1918 – Polish troops and civilians began a three-day pogrom against Jews and Ukrainian Christians in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine). 1894 – First Sino-Japanese War: After capturing the city of Lüshunkou, the Japanese Second Army killed more than 1,000 Chinese servicemen and civilians. 1964 – The Verrazano–Narrows Bridge (pictured), connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. 1974 – Explosives placed in two central pubs in Birmingham, England, killed 21 people and injured 182 others, and eventually led to the arrest and imprisonment of six people who were later exonerated. The prize is captured. Dont pick on others. The first lesson was hard. We have suspended our disbelief. Sometimes, the guilty get away. Let us party.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:48:57 +0000
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