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Post by dpinsussex on Oct 25, 2009 21:09:30 GMT 1
October 25th 1983
US troops invade the Caribbean island of Grenada
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Post by bigf on Oct 26, 2009 20:32:04 GMT 1
October 26 1863
The Football Association was first formed.
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Post by dpinsussex on Oct 27, 2009 21:14:10 GMT 1
Frank...find your own facts I told you that one yesterday. Yes I know I was tardy posting another amazing fact. October 27th 1939 John Cleese was born
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Post by dpinsussex on Oct 28, 2009 16:57:10 GMT 1
October 28th 1728
Birth of Captain Cook
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Post by dpinsussex on Oct 29, 2009 20:06:17 GMT 1
October 29th 1945
The First Ballpoint pen went on sale 57 years after it was patented.
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Post by dpinsussex on Oct 30, 2009 18:56:52 GMT 1
October 30th 1925
First Televised transmission
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Post by dpinsussex on Oct 31, 2009 13:06:09 GMT 1
October 31st 1938 Orson Wells panics a nation with a live broadcast of "War of the Worlds" ;D
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 1, 2009 18:14:16 GMT 1
1st November 1924
First Crossword Puzzle published in Britain
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 2, 2009 19:38:45 GMT 1
2nd November 1960
Penguin Books won their court case and were cleared over obscenities for publishing "Lady Chatterley's Lover"
How morals and levels of acceptance have changed in 50 years
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 3, 2009 22:50:08 GMT 1
3rd November 1706
15,000 people died in an earthquake in Abruzzo in Italy
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 4, 2009 14:51:38 GMT 1
4th of November 1922
Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 5, 2009 21:06:21 GMT 1
5th of November 1991
Robert Maxwell found drowned
Can't believe it was 18 years ago
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 6, 2009 20:11:48 GMT 1
0ne for Phil
6th November 1975
First Appearance of the Sex Pistols
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 7, 2009 11:20:28 GMT 1
Nov 7th 1867 Madame Curie was born (scientist noothing more sinister than that )
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Post by dpinsussex on Nov 8, 2009 20:34:35 GMT 1
8th November 1895
X-Rays Discovered
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