| August
1st of August
1. 1602 The fist share certificate
was issued by the Dutch East India Company - 'Let me share
something interesting with you tonight ...
on this day etc.'
2nd of August
2. 1876 Wild Bill Hickcok
was shot by Jack McCall in Deadwood - 'Today is definitely not a good day
for doing anything wild...
on this day etc.'
3rd of August
3. 1988 - Vladimir Titov
and Musa Manarov were the first people to spend a year in space - ' If
you think that we've all been together for
too long let me remind you that ...
on this day etc.'
4th of August
4. 1914 World War 1 began
- 'I was wondering why they picked on me to make this speech and then I
realised that today is definitely not a day for calling out the big
guns ... on this day etc.'
5th of August
5. 1906 Supersleuth Miss
Jane Marple (alias actress Joan Hickson) was born - ' I can't help feeling
that somebody is going to expose me
for the fraud that I am .. on this day etc.'
6th of August
6. 1790 The first semi-detached
houses were erected on London's Regent Street - 'Forgive me if I look a
bit detached
tonight ... on this day etc.'
7th of August
7. 1907 The Boy Scouts movement
was introduced in Britain by Robert Baden-Powell - 'I suspected that I
was going to be called on tonight so I decided, in the old scouting motto
fashion to 'Be Prepared'
... on this day etc.'
8th of August
8. 1963 The Great Train
Robbery took place - 'As I stand here trying to collect my train
of thoughts I can't help thinking that ...
on this day etc.'
9th of August
9. 1979 Nude sun-bathing
became legal on Cliff Beach, Brighton - 'As I stand here feeling naked
before you I'm reminded that ... on this day
etc.'
10th of August
10. 1975 The Royal Observatory
at Greenwich was opened - 'I'd like to start by making an interesting observation...
on this day etc.'
11th of August
11. 1942 London's new Waterloo
Bridge was opened - ' Today I can't help feeling that I'm about to meet
my Waterloo and
I'm reminded that ... on this day etc.'
12th of August
12.
1908 The first Model T Ford car was produced... 'Here's some fuel
for
thought... on this day etc.'
13th of August
13. 1790 The first sewing
machine was patented in London - 'As I was trying to stitch
together a few suitable words to say to you tonight I was reminded that
... on this day etc.'
14th of August
14. 1852 The first Public
Lavatory was opened on London's Fleet Street - 'I couldn't help noticing
that quite a number of people were 'fleeting'
from the room as I stood up to make my speech and I am reminded that ...
on this day etc.'
15th of August
15. 1930 Sir Frank Whittle
developed the concept of the turbojet engine - 'Is it my imagination or
is the atmosphere somewhat turbocharged tonight?...
on this day etc.'
16th of August
16. 1889 - The first electric
oven was installed in a Swiss Hotel - 'At least, that's what they told
me when I went looking for a gas oven
to get me out of my misery before I was called on to make this speech
... on this day etc.'
17th of August
17. 1896 The Canadian Klondike
Goldrush began - ' I've no golden words
for you tonight except to tell you that ...
on this day etc.'
18th of August
18. 1937 Actor Robert Redford
was born - 'Whoever picked me as the Candidateto
make this speech tonight must have a great sense of humour
... on this day etc.'
19th of August
19. 1905 Einstein published
his theory of relativity - 'forgive me if what I say to you today is not
at all relevant
... maybe it's because on this day etc.'
20th of August
20. 1925 Eric Liddell refused
to enter the Olympic 100-metres heats as it was a Sunday - 'Oh how I wish
that today was Sunday ...
on this day etc.'
21th of August
21. 1988 Pubs were allowed
to stay open a 12 hour day in Britain - 'Can I remind you that when all
of this is over there's still time for you all to buy
me a drink ... on this day etc.'
22nd of August
22. 1642 The English Civil
War began - 'As I find myself fighting
for words to say can I'm reminded that ...
on this day etc.'
23rd of August
23. 1957 Jack St. Clair
Kilby developed the integrated circuit known as the 'microchip' - 'Did
anybody think that the chips were rather small at lunch today? It's because
... on this day etc.'
24th of August
24. 79AD Pompeii was completely
destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius - 'Please don't erupt
into applause when I finish my speech... on
this day etc.'
25th of August
25. 1875 Captain Matthew
Webb was the first person to swim the English Channel - 'Before I dive
in can I remind you that
... on this day etc.'
26th of August
26. 1876 - Alexander Graham
Bell's telephone was demonstrated in PUBLIC for the first time - 'Today
definitely rings a bell...
on this day etc.'
27th of August
27. 1899 Aspirin was introduced
commercially by German company Bayer AG - 'You have no excuse not to listen
to me tonight because ... on this day etc.'
28th of August
28. 1914 The brassiere as
we know it was patented by Mary P Jacob - 'Can I start by telling you something
uplifting...
on this day etc.'
29th of August
29. 1462 Christopher Columbus
discovered the 'New World' - 'Today is a great day for Americans
everywhere ... on this day etc.'
30th of August
30. 1791 The British Ordnance
Survey was founded - ' You may wonder how on earth I found
myself in this spot ... on this day etc.'
31st of August
31. 1990 The launch of Hubble
Telescope, the first general-purpose orbiting observatory - 'First I'm
going to tell you something far-reaching.
After that I'm afraid it's down to earth with a bang
... do you know that on this day etc.'
|
