29 MAY Thought for the day : " To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools. " Oak Apple (or Royal Oak) Day, commemorating King Charles II finding safety in an oak tree in the grounds of Boscobel House, Shropshire after the Battle of Worcester (1651), because it was too dangerous for him to remain in the house while Parliamentary troops searched for him. 1453: Constantinople fell to the Turkish army after a year’s siege. 1630: Birth of Charles II, King of England, crowned at Scone in Scotland in 1650. He attempted to invade England, but Cromwell defeated him at Worcester. Only in 1660 was he able to regain the throne. 1660: On his 30th birthday, Charles II entered London to be restored as King of England. 1795: In the Virginia Assembly, the eloquent patriot Patrick Henry challenged the proposed taxing of the American Colonies by the Stamp Act. 1837: Birth of Charles W. Fry, the English musician who, along with his three sons, formed the first Salvation Army brass band. Fry also authored the hymn, "Lily of the Valley." 1849: Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, & of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time". 1879: On this Monday, Britain enjoyed the first Bank Holiday. 1880: Birth of Oswald Spengler, German philosopher who came to the conclusion that the west was in decline, which, in 1918, was not far off the mark. 1884: The first steam cable tramway began operating in London’s Highgate. 1894: Beatrice Lillie Toronto, comedian/actress born(Around World in 80 Days). 1903: Bob Hope Born, [Leslie Townes] Kent, England, entertainer/comedian (famous profile). 1913: The Rite of Spring, choreographed by Nijinsky, opened in Paris. Its sensuality and the disturbing music by Stravinsky caused the audience to riot. 1914: The Liverpool crewed Empress of Ireland, a Canadian Pacific liner, was wrecked in the St Lawrence River. Over 1,000 people perished. 1917: Birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th US President. He was both the first Roman Catholic and the youngest president to be elected. 1922: Liberal MP Horatio Bottomley was sentenced to seven years for fraud. His so-called Victory Bonds had attracted money from thousands of people with small savings, who were swindled of a total of £150,000. 1953: Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing became the first two climbers to reach the summit of Everest. The news broke on Coronation day (2 June). 1955: UK Rail Strike. No trains at all that day. 1968: Manchester United become the first English team to win European Championship soccer tournament beating Benfica of Portugal 4-1 at Wembley after an added 30 minutes. 1969: Britain's Trans-Arctic expedition makes 1st crossing of Arctic Sea ice. 1977: Nigel Short of England, aged 11, qualified as the youngest ever competitor in a national chess championship. He had already beaten Viktor Korchnoi during an exhibition game. The Cuban player, Capablanca, was 12 when he first played in a national contest. 1979: Bishop Abel Muzorewa became Rhodesia’s first black Prime Minister. On 1 June, the country changed its name to Zimbabwe. 1982: Pope Paul II became the first Pope in 450 years to step on to British soil, and the first to pray side by side with the Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral. 1984: Eric Morecambe comedian (Morecambe & Wise), dies at 58. 1985: Heysel Stadium, Belgium, was the scene of the worst football riot in Europe when Liverpool fans clashed with Juventus fans as a wall collapsed during the European Cup Final, killing 41 and injuring 350, mostly Italians. 1991: Coral Browne Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77. 1994: Great comet-iceball seen above North Sea. 1997: Span scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil: --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.365 / Virus Database: 202 - Release Date: 24/05/02

> 1955: UK Rail Strike. No trains at all that day. Now there's a change. Brian Staffordshire, UK List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] 29 May Trivia and Happenings > 29 MAY > > Thought for the day : > " To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools. " ...........[snip]............................. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.365 / Virus Database: 202 - Release Date: 25/05/2002