ON THIS DAY

SEPTEMBER 4, 1956

ROCk ‘N’ ROLL riots broke out again last night at cinemas showing Rock Around The Clock. At Romford, Teddy Boys and Girls tore fire buckets from the wall and scattered water and sand on the floor. A seat was torn from its mounting and thrown into the orchestra pit.

At Burnley, where the film was having its first showing, teenagers turned hosepipes on, threw lighted cigarettes at police, climbed up to ceiling lights, tore the backs from seats and hurled them across the cinema. [On the same day, several towns banned screenings of the film.]

SEPTEMBER 4, 1995

FRANk BRuNO ( pictured) was on top of the world yesterday — after his family’s love inspired his greatest boxing victory. As he held a flowing union Flag, his nine- year- old daughter Rachel proudly showed off the glittering belt he won in Saturday night’s world heavyweight champion title fight [against American Oliver McCall].

MARk RONSON, 45. The Oscar and Grammy- winning DJ and songwriter produced Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black album. he got lost the first time he went to Glastonbury and had to be rescued by a ‘super drunk farmer’. BeyONCé kNOWLeSCARTeR, 39, right. When Adele beat Beyoncé (whom she has called ‘Queen’) to the album of the year Grammy in 2017, she said: ‘I can’t possibly accept this award… I’m very humbled and I’m very grateful… but my artist of my life is Beyoncé.’

MICkey COheN (1913-1976). The American gangster started moonshining gin at seven in the back of a shop. he worked as a boxer before joining the Outfit, the criminal enterprise founded by Al Capone. he admitted on TV to killing a man, but insisted it was self defence. heNRy FORD II (1917-1987). The American businessman took over the car company founded by his grandfather — that had been losing $9million a month — and turned it into one of the world’s biggest corporations. Ford settled arguments with staff by saying: ‘My name is on the building.’

IN 1939,

the first 200 Citizen’s Advice Bureaux opened a day after Britain declared war on Germany. They offered help with rationing, homelessness and evacuation.

IN 1996, Oasis performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. Liam Gallagher swore and spat at the crowd.

GUESS THE DEFINITION: sennit (c1765)

A) A pathway up to a steep hill. B) The leather strap used to bind a hawk’s wing. C) Braided straw or grass used in making hats. Answer below.

PHRASE EXPLAINED Cat’s cradle:

a worldwide popular children’s pastime where a box-like shape is made by from twisting a loop of string around one’s fingers; first mentioned in 1768, it is usually played by two players.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

Mark Twain, American writer (1835-1910)

WhAT happened to the cat who swallowed a ball of wool?

She had mittens.

Guess The Definition answer: C