TODAY: MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018
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On this day 91 YEARS AGO (1927)
We reported the first transatlantic phone call from London to New York, a distance of 3,000 miles, between The General Post Office and Bell System.
57 YEARS AGO (1961)
France voted 75% to 25% for Algerian independence. The North African colony gained the right to selfdetermination in July 1962.
14 YEARS AGO (2004)
RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner ever built, was christened by the Queen and succeeded the QE2 transatlantic liner.
Birthdays
Stephen Hawking is 76. He declined a knighthood. Dame
Shirley Bassey is 81. She has sung three Bond film themes. Actor Sam Riley is 38 He lives in Berlin. And many happy returns to loyal Mirror readers
Joyce Bavington, 83, of Wootton, Beds, and
Deven Pamben of East Dulwich, South East London, 42.
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Today’s events
10am Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage meets Michel Barnier, EU negotiator, in Brussels. 2.30pm House of Commons resumes. 4.30pm MPs tackle rogue landlords in committee. 7.30pm Actress Gillian Anderson gets a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. 7.45pm Brighton v Crystal Palace in FA Cup.
Today’s giggle
I couldn’t believe traffic police called my dad a thief, but when I got home, all the signs were there.