| 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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