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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 13, 2005 18:10:48 GMT 1
July 13 1955
Ruth Ellis was hanged. The last act of capital punishment in the UK.
I wonder if it were still used as a punishment whether the breakdown of society to such extents as have become common would have existed.
Use this thread to point out things that occurred in years gone by with a little comment about it
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 14, 2005 18:00:15 GMT 1
July 14 1879
The French Revolution is kick started by the storming of the Bastille prison.
Who knows whether our views on the French would have changed had they not taken this route 216 years ago
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Post by Ebony on Jul 16, 2005 0:20:58 GMT 1
This day, 16th July 2005 will be remembered for the day the B2P going on holiday.
Sorry had to get that in. Even though im not going its good to get into the spirit of things
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 16, 2005 9:50:23 GMT 1
Like it ;D
Today is a landmark day for some event in history but I can't recall it at present
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Post by Blazing Kate on Jul 16, 2005 15:37:42 GMT 1
July 16th 1969 Apollo 11 was launched. It was the first
first of the Apollo missions to land on the Moon.
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Post by JP on Jul 23, 2005 16:06:40 GMT 1
July 23rd - The end of the B2P holiday
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 24, 2005 16:10:28 GMT 1
July 23rd - The end of the B2P holiday But what a time it was July 24 1945 Despite his status as a great war leader Winston Churchill loses the general election to Clement Attlee the great labour reformer. Amongst his achievements Attlee presided over the creation of the Welfare State that we take for granted these days |
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Post by Rich on Jul 24, 2005 16:13:37 GMT 1
I have edited this post incase it offends anyone who can't catch a football on their neck.
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Post by Rich on Jul 27, 2005 21:30:35 GMT 1
I have edited this post incase it offends any Southampton fans still hurt by the fact they lost Alan Shearer to Blackburn Rovers.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 27, 2005 21:42:44 GMT 1
July 27 1942
Sweet rationing began in the UK
Imagine how that would cause an outrage today especially in high obesity areas up north
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 28, 2005 18:24:37 GMT 1
July 28 1964
Winston Churchill leaves the House Of Commons for the final time as he retired as an active member at the age of 89
The Greatest ever Briton?
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Post by Rich on Jul 28, 2005 19:12:57 GMT 1
I can't think who this post might offend but I have edited it anyway just on the off chance somebody disagress with me.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 28, 2005 22:02:15 GMT 1
Deffinatly, clossly followed by Bobby Moore. And Martin Johnson as Englands other world cup winning captain |
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Post by Rich on Jul 28, 2005 22:14:20 GMT 1
I have edited this post incase anybody is offended by the fact that I mentioned a Tori Prime Minister and a Labour Prime Minister in the same sentence.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 29, 2005 0:04:27 GMT 1
Would Maggie Thatcher and Tony Blair make the top 10? Tony Blair definitely Thatcher no. She is the nearest thing Britain has ever had to a dictator even more so than Oliver Cromwell whose intentions at least were honourable |
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