| December
1st of December
1. 1887 The first Sherlock
Holmes story was published - 'As I stand here looking at you all I can
think of is the Hound of Baskerville ...
on this day etc.'
2nd of December
2. 1769 Britain's first
cremation took place in St. George's burial ground, London - ' The reason
why my face looks deadly
pale and ashen
is because I'm reminded that... on this day
etc.'
3rd of December
3. 1876 Excavations began
on the ancient city of Mycenae - 'Now I'm not going to dig
up the past but can I remind you that
... on this day etc.'
4th of December
4. 1937 The first edition
of the Dandy was published - 'The reason why I look like Desperate
Dan is because ...
on this day etc.'
5th of December
5. 1872 The Marie Celeste
was found adrift and unmanned near the Azores - Today, more than 100 years
later, somebody else is in danger of being found
adrift and unmanned ...
on this day etc.'
6th of December
6. 1877 Thomas Edison made
his first sound recording - 'Will you pardon me while I turn
on my recorded speech ...
on this day etc.'
7th of December
7. 1941 Japan attacked Pearl
Harbour - 'Today is definitely a day for me to give you a very fleeting
speech because ... on this day etc.'
8th of December
8. 1967 The first Pulsar
was discovered by astronomer Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell - 'The reason why
I'm pulsating
unnaturally is because ... on this day etc.'
9th of December
9. 1820 Antarctica was first
sighted by Edward Bransfield - 'Looking out at all your icy
cold faces reminds me that
... on this day etc.'
10th of December
10. 1952 TV chat show host
Clive Anderson was born - 'I had a great opening line prepared for my speech
but now I've gone blank and I'm standing here desperately asking myself
what's
my line?, what's my line? Maybe it's because
... on this day etc.'
11th of December
11. 1955 The first non-stick
pans were put on the market by French company Tefal - 'Before I say anything
sticky I'd like to remind you that ... on
this day etc.'
12th of December
12. 1915 The late, great,
Frank Sinatra was born - 'All kind of people gave me advice about what
I should say tonight, but in the end I decided that
'I'll do it my way ... because on this day
etc.'
13th of December
13. Only thirteen days left
to Christmas - 'I'd like some cigars, some good brandy, an interesting
book, a pair of gloves and a ... uh huh! ... I'm sorry! This
is my letter to Santa, my speech is in my
other pocket.
14th of December
14. 1688 Champagne was invented
by the Benedictine monk Dom. Pierre Perignon - 'Let me start by telling
you something bubbling
... on this day etc.'
15th of December
15. 1979 Two Canadian Journalists
thought up the game Trivial Pursuit - 'Let me start by telling you something
trivial
... on this day etc.'
16th of December
16. The Boston Tea Party
took place - 'Is there a teetotaller out
there anywhere, because I've got a special message to tell you...
on this day etc.'
17th of December
17. 1903 Orville Wright
made the first ever Aeroplane flight - 'Tonight I am going to do the 'Wright'
thing by telling you that ... on this day
etc.'
18th of December
18. Only seven days left
to Christmas - 'As I stand here feeling rather weak
I'm trying to cheer myself up by thinking that there is only 1
week left to Christmas.
19th of December
19. 1984 Visa were first
to use a hologram on a credit card as an anti forgery device - 'I'll start
by telling you something credit-able and then, I'm afraid it will be downhill
all the way ... on this day etc.'
20th of December
20. 1946 Folk bending Uri
Geller was born - 'No! I'm not nervous! The reason why I am bending my
folk tonight is because ... on this day etc.'
21st of December
21. 1936 Heinrich Focke
flew the first successful helicopter - 'The
things people get up to before Christmas,
do you know that... on this day etc.'
22nd of December
22. 1895 Wilhelm Rontgen
discovered x-rays - 'He was trying to find
out what was underneath the wrapping on his Christmas present...
on this day etc.'
23rd of December
23. 1888 Vincent Van Gogh
cut off part of his left ear - 'There's no need for you to do anything
drastic
if you don't like listening
to me ... on this day etc.'
24th of December
24. 1968 Apollo 8 became
the first manned spaceship to orbit the moon - 'I'd like to start by doing
a bit of mooning
tonight ... on this day etc.'
25th of December
25. Christmas Day! - 'This
is not a day for speechmaking so I would ask you all to join me singing
a Christmas Carol.
26th of December
26. 1971 The Cranberries
Neil Logan was born - 'If there is anyone out there who didn't get their
cranberry
sauce yesterday can I cheer you up by telling
you that ... on this day etc.'
27th of December
27. 1783 The Montgolfier
Brothers launched their first hot air balloon
- 'tonight is a great night for talking hot air ...
on this day etc.'
28th of December
28. 1879 The Tay Bridge
collapsed - 'If you're thinking of returning to drinking Tea
after all the Christmas festivities can I remind you that ...
on this day etc.'
29th of December
29. Three days to go to
the New Year - If you haven't yet carried out your New Year's resolution
can I remind you that ... there's
only 3 days left!
30th of December
30. 1916 Rasputin was Killed
- 'It can happen to anyone you know! Today I'm reminded that...
on this day etc.'
31st of December
31. New Year's Eve - 'If
you're not careful I won't stop speaking until
next year!
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