| 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.'
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