1916 ~ Not EVERYONE who died in WWI was in the fighting!! An avalanche in Tyrol, Austria, killed over 10,000 Italian and Austrian troops.


1642 ~ New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.


1918 ~ President Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office.


1978 ~ The U.S. Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, the first U.S. coin honoring a woman.


1981 ~ The Polish government imposed martial law in an attempt to crush the Solidarity movement.


1996 ~ Kofi Annan of Ghana chosen to become UN secretary-general.


2000 ~ George W. Bush accepted presidency 36 days after election; Al Gore, Jr., conceded.


2003 ~ CA & I fly to Dublin, to indulge in ALL SORTS of high-jinks and debauchery, fuelled by copious amounts of "Proper" Guinness!!


This programme will now take a short(ish!) intermission..... normal service will be resumed on December 17th!!

DM

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind