| June
1st of June
Marlyn Monroe was
born on this day in 1926 - 'I'm going to open my speech tonight
by talking about something gorgeous,
after that, I'm afraid everything goes into a rapid decline...
do you know that on this day
etc.'
2nd of June
1941 Rolling Stones'
drummer Charlie Watts was born - 'Tell me, is that somebodydrummingtheir
fingers out there, or is that you Charlie?
... on this day etc.'
3rd of June
1967 Dr. Christian
Barnard performed the first human heart transplant - 'Today
I'm going to be very hearty indeed
in what I say to you... on this
day etc.'
4th of June
4. 1913 Suffragette
Emily Davison threw herself under the King's horse in the
Derby - 'I'm so nervous I feel like throwing
myself at your feet... maybe
this is because on this day etc.'
5th of June
5. 1969 Niall Armstrong
became the first man to set foot on the Moon - 'Before I put
my foot in
it can I mention to you that... on
this day etc.'
6th of June
1543 Copernicius
published his theory that the planets revolve around the Sun
... 'Do you ever get the feeling that the room is slowly revolving
around you? Either I'm very -
very - nervous or it's because... on
this day etc.'
7th of June
1991 'Iceman' the
fully preserved body of a stone age man was found in Italy
- 'Is it my imagination or is the everybody
looking at me very coldly
tonight... maybe it's because
on this day etc.'
8th of June
AD 122 The construction
of Hadrian's Wall was commanded - 'As I stand here before
you, petrified like stone I
can't help calling to mind that...
on this day etc.'
9th of June
1944 Donald duck
made his film debut - 'It's a bit of a put-downer to think
that I share the importance of this day with a
duck ... on this day etc.'
10th of
June
1979 The first
cellular phone went into operation in Tokyo - 'Hello!
Hello! (with phone to ear) I'm
about to give a speech where are you? Huh! you're in the audience
telling me that my fly is open!...
on this day etc.
11th of
June
1975 The first
oil was pumped ashore from the North sea - 'I'm all at
sea about what to say to you,
so let me start by telling you why I have an oily
smile on my face
... on this day etc.'
12th of
June
1979 Bryan Allen
crossed the Channel in a paddle boat - 'If he can do it on
a day like this then I should be able to paddle
my way out of this... on this
day etc.'
13th of
June
1900 The Boxer
rising took place in China - 'You may be wondering why I'm
rising
to my feet in a typical Boxer's
stance... it's because on this
day etc.'
14th of
June
1206 The emergence
of Genghis Khan, ruler of the greatest empire ever known -
'As I stand here before you I take great - GREAT!
- comfort from knowing that...
on this day etc.'
15th of
June
1215 Magna Carta
was signed - 'You may wonder why I am using very big
(prompt) cards
today. It's because... on this
day etc.'
16th of
June
1963 Valentina
Tereshkova became the first woman in space - 'Ladies.. ladies...
ladies... this is your day for spacing
out... on this day etc.'
17th of
June
1775 Britain defeated
America in the battle of Bunker's Hill - 'If you think that
I'm talking a load of 'bunk'
today it's because... on this
day etc.'
18th of
June
1596 The water-closet
was invented by Sir John Harrington - 'Please
excuse me as I leave the room
for a few moments before I commence...
on this day etc.'
19th of
June
1829 Sir Robert
Peel founded the Metropolitan police - 'I'm told that if you
can say something 'arresting'
at the beginning of your speech the rest comes easy. But the
only arresting thing that I can think of is..
on this day etc.'
20th of
June
1958 The hula hoop
was launched in America - 'No! I'm definitely not squirming
around in embarrassment up here,
I doing this because ... on this
day etc.'
21st of
June
1661 The first
Banknotes were introduced by the Swedish Bank of Stockholm
- 'Maybe this explains why every time I look at my notes all
I can think of is: 'and
you're not even getting paid for making an idiot of yourself
like this' ... on this day etc.'
22nd of
June
1937 Joe Louis
became World Heavyweight champion, a title he held for 11
years - 'One ... two ... three
... four...
I promise you I'll be out in 12! ... on this day etc.'
23rd of
June
1911 George V was
crowned - 'Better people than I have been crowned
on a day like this... on this
day etc.'
24th of
June
1877 St John's
Ambulance was founded today - 'I asked them to carry
me away when I'm finished
... on this day etc.'
25th of
June
1876 The Battle
of Little Bighorn was fought (and lost!) - 'You may
wonder why I'm not blowing my
own trumpet too loudly tonight,
it's because... on this day etc.'
26th of
June
1857 The first
Victoria Cross was awarded - 'When I consider how brave it
is for someone like me to stand in front of an audience like
you I'm reminded that...because
on this day etc.'
27th of
June
27. 1893 New Zealand
became the first country to give its female citizens the right
to vote - 'You've gotta be kind to me tonight ladies because
it was the 'Speaker'
of the house' that proposed the motion... on
this day etc.'
28th of
June
Mel Brooks was
born today in 1926 - 'If you find me babbling like a brook
tonight it's because... on this
day etc.'
29th of
June
1463 House numbering
was introduced in Paris on this day- 'Let me open my ADDRESS
to you by telling you that... on
this day etc.'
30th of
June
1997 Britain handed
Hong Kong back to China - 'I'm hoping that you will all give
me an equally big hand at the end of my speech because
... on this day etc.'
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