| September
1st of September
1. 1972 Bobby Fisher
became world chess champion - 'For my opening gambit
I'm going to tell you that...
on this day etc.'
2nd of September
2. Frank Bruno
became world heavyweight boxing champion - 'Before I go on
to something lighter
can I tell you that... on this
day etc.'
3rd of September
3. 3. 1823 Czech
physiologist Johannes Evengelista Purkinje discovered fingerprinting
- 'I'd like to start by reminding the person who messed
up my notes that ...
on this day etc.'
4th of September
4. 1815 Sir Humphrey
Davy invented the miner's safety lamp - ' I decided that,
for safety,
I'd dig into
the archives and see if anything important happened on this
day. And by strange coincident I discovered that
... on this day etc.'
5th of September
5. 1790 The New
York Stock Exchange opened on Wall Street - 'Let me share
something important with you today ..
on this day etc.'
6th of September
6. 1620 The Mayflower
set sail for the New World - 'I'm afraid I don't have a flowery
speech to make to you, but at least I can start by telling
you something flowery
... on this day etc.'
7th of September
7. 1952 The first
Video Recorder was demonstrated in Beverly Hills California
- 'I can assure you that nothing that I say today is worth
recording.
I mention this because ... on
this day etc.'
8th of September
8. 1946 Rock Legend
Freddie Mercury was born - ' Mine will not be a mercurial
speech except, that is, to say that
... on this day etc.'
9th of September
9. 1950 The world's
first credit card, the Dinner's Club Card was introduced in
New York - 'Ladies and gentlemen, we have dined well and we've
wined well and now you've got to pay
for it by listening to me. I'm
reminded that... on this day
etc.'
10th of
September
10. 1794 The condition
of Colour Blindness was first described by John Dalton - As
I stand here looking at all your green
and blue faces all I can think
of is... on this day etc.'
11th of
September
11. 1836 Register
Office marriages were introduced in Britain - 'I suspect that
many of you would not be married
if it had not been for this day...
on this day etc.'
12th of
September
12. 1488 Vasco
da Gama was the first to travel from Europe to Asia by the
Cape of Good Hope - 'As I voyage
into the unknown I am reminded
that ... on this day etc.'
13th of
September
13. 1957 The Mousetrap
became Britain's longest running West End Play - 'I'd like
to assure you that this trapped
mouse is not going to try and
break any records ... on
this day etc.'
14th of
September
14. 1752 Britain
adopted the Gregorian calendar - 'Think about it... had this
not happened I would have given my speech to you
weeks ago ...
on this day etc.'
15th of
September
15. 1940 The Battle
of Britain was won on this day - 'At least it was a good
day for some...
on this day etc.'
16th of
September
16. 1988 Launch
of the Human Genome Project designed to map all genes in human
DNA - 'Let me start by telling you a story of significant
human interest ... on this day
etc.'
17th of
September
17. 1931 Long-playing
records were invented - 'Tonight I'm going to break no records
but I'd like to tell you about one
... on this day etc.'
18th of
September
18. 1901 The first
Nobel prizes were awarded - 'Tonight as I say my modest few
words I'm reminded that
... on this day etc.'
19th of
September
19. 1975 The first
episode of Fawlty Towers was televised - 'Before I stood up
I was told that whatever you do,
'don't mention the war'
... maybe it's because on this
day etc.'
20th of
September
20. 1967 The QE11
was launched
- 'Before I launch forth can I remind you that
... on this day etc.'
21th of
September
21. 1921 Birth
Control pioneer Marie Stopes opened her first clinic in London
- 'Can I start by telling you about something that happened
before I was born
... on this day etc.'
22nd of
September
22. 1955 Commercial
Television began in Britain - 'Ladies and Gentlemen let me
put you in the picture
... on this day etc.'
23rd of
September
23. 1889 Table
Tennis was invented by James Gibb - 'I can think of far better
things to do with this table
than stand behind it giving you a speech
... on this day etc.'
24th of
September
24. 1957 Sputnik
1, the first satellite was launched by the USSR - ' The reason
why I'm 'Russian'
my speech tonight is because
... on this day etc.'
25th of
September
25. 1687 Sir Isaac
Newton published his theories on gravitation in 'Principal'
- 'Ladies and Gentlemen as I rise to make my speech I'm comforted
by the knowledge that 'what stands
up must sit down'
... on this day etc.'
26th of
September
26. 1901 Hubert
Cecil Booth invented the power-operated vacuum cleaner - 'I
guess somebody will have to clean up after the mess I'm gonna
make ... on this day etc.'
27th of
September
27. 1986 Queen
Victoria was the first British monarch to be filmed at Balmoral
- As I stand here before you today I'm reminded that in the
early days of the silent movies,
even film stars didn't have to speak
... on this day etc.'
28th of
September
28. 1933 The FM
broadcasting system was developed by America's Edwin Armstrong
- 'If you think I'm speaking in a very high
pitched jittery tone it's not
because I'm nervous, it's because
... on this day etc.'... on this day etc.'
29th of
September
29. 1970 Actress
Emily Lloyd was born - 'I was banking
on being able to tell you that somebody very important was
born today and I was right ...
on this day etc.'
30th of
September
30. 1985 Scientists
discovered ozone loss from Earth's surface above Antarctica
- 'Wait until you see what they discover
after all the hot air of my speech to you tonight
... on this day etc.'
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