| November
1st of November
1. 1512 Michelangelo
unveiled the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - 'No I'm not looking
up in the air looking for divine
inspiration, I'm just thinking that...
on this day etc.'
2nd of November
2. 1903 Norway
introduced the first postal franking machine - ' Can I be
frank
with you... on this day etc.'
3rd of November
3. 1957 Laika became
the first dog in space - 'Sometimes I wish I were a
dog as I'm reminded that ...
on this day etc.'
4th of November
4. 1900 Britain's
first driving lessons were given in London - 'Before I start
I'd like to give you a bit of a steer
about what happened today...
on this day etc.'
5th of November
5. 1770 Captain
James Cook was the first European to sight Australia - 'As
I stand here before you I can't help thinking that making
a speech is a bit like facing a Kangaroo
Court. Maybe it's because ...
on this day etc.'
6th of November
6. 1853 The first
Potato Crisps were prepared in a Hotel in Saratoga Springs,
New York - 'Please don't fry
me if I'm not too good ... on
this day etc.'
7th of November
7. 1987 Genetic
Fingerprinting was first used in a criminal investigation
- 'I would ask you not to lay a finger
on me tonight because ... on
this day etc.'
8th of November
8. 1974 Lord Lucan
disappeared - 'Can I remind you that better people than me
have run away from the prospect of making a speech
from the dock ... on this day
etc.'
9th of November
9. 1935 The first
parking meter came into service in Oklahoma City - 'Forgive
me ladies and gentlemen I must
go to my car immediately, because
I'm reminded that ... on this
day etc.'
10th of
November
10. 1989 The Berlin
Wall was dismantled - ' As I stand up I can't help thinking
that something came down today
... on this day etc.'
11th of
November
11. 1994 The Channel
Tunnel was opened under the English Channel - 'Is it just
me or does anybody else feel the ground
shaking underneath their feet
... on this day etc.'
12th of
November
12. 1914 The fox
trot took its name from music writer Harry Fox - 'Before I
run away like a scared fox
can I tell you that... on this
day etc.'
13th of
November
13. 1949 Actress
Whoopi Goldberg was born today - 'Can I start by saying 'Whoopi',
because... on this day etc.'
14th of
November
14. 1859 Charles
Darwin published The Origin of the Species - 'Today is a very
appropriate day for me to stand here before you in my best
dress suit, my 'monkey suit'
because ... on this day etc.'
15th of
November
15. 1989 The World
Wide Web was developed - 'If you are wondering where I got
the material
for this speech tonight, I'll give you a hint ...
on this day etc.'
16th of
November
16. 1580 Sir Frances
Drake became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
- 'Ladies and Gentlemen I feel like a
duck out of water and I'm reminded
that ... on this day etc.'
17th of
November
17. 1869 The Suez
Canal was opened - 'Something far
more important than the speech
I'm going to make to you tonight happened on this day...
on this day etc.'
18th of
November
18. 1928 Mickey
Mouse made his film debut - ' I stand here before you on this
day in very good company
because... on this day etc.'
19th of
November
19. 1579 The first
sunglasses were worn with amber lenses soaked in linseed oil
- 'You're probably wondering why I am wearing
sunglasses and why I have an oily look on my face,
it's because ... on this day
etc.'
20th of
November
20. 1947 Queen
Elizabeth married Prince Phillip - 'Today is a royal
day for marriages ... on this day etc.'
21th of
November
21. 1620 The Mayflower
arrived in the New World - 'Before I start I'd like to explain
how I got here...
on this day etc.'
22nd of
November
22. 1764 James
Hargreaves invented the first Spinning Jenny - 'As I stand
here with knitted
brows I am reminded that today is not a day for me to try
and pull the wool
over your eyes .. on this day etc.'
23th of
November
23. 1970 The Boeing
747 Jumbo Jet went into service - 'Is
the time 7.47 yet? I ask this
because ... on this day etc.'
24th of
November
24. 1942 Funnyman
Billy Connolly was born - 'If you think that my speech is
a bit risqué,
can I remind you that ... on
this day etc.'
25th of
November
25. 1888 The first
gramophone was demonstrated by Emile Berliner - 'Can
I start by ... Can I start by ... Can I start by ... Can I
start by ... Can I start by ... whoops the needle is stuck...
Can I start by reminding you
that ... on this day etc.'
26th of
November
26. 1865 Elizabeth
Garrett Anderson became the first English Doctor - 'Please!
Is there a doctor
out there in the audience? I only ask because I think you
might be interested to know that ...
on this day etc.'
27th of
November
27. 1582 Shakespeare
married Anne Hathaway - ''To
be or not to be! ... No I'm not
contemplating suicide I'm just marking the fact that ...
on this day etc.'
28th of
November
28. 1911 Norwegian
Roald Admunsen led the first expedition to discover the South
Pole - 'As I stand here before you I have this cold
feeling in my tummy, maybe it's
because... on this day etc.'
29th of
November
29. 1959 The first
Charity Walk in aid of the World Refugee Fund took place -
'No I'm not getting cold feet
and walking off on you... on
this day etc.'
30th of
November
30. 1610 Galileo
was first to observe Saturn's ring system - 'Today is definitely
a day for exchanging rings ...
on this day etc.'
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