ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
NOVEMBER 1, 1952 according to theology, human beings may exist on other planets than the Earth, the Vatican stated today. roman Catholics are free to accept or deny the existence of space dwellers, in line with their own points of view, it said. ‘The last word is up to experimental science. There is nothing else to do for the theologians but wait.’
NOVEMBER 1, 1955 princess Margaret last night told the world why she is not to marry group Captain Peter Townsend. In a few brave, simple sentences, she renounced him in deference to her royal duty. She added: ‘I have reached this decision entirely alone.’ So ends the romance of Princess and commoner that gripped the hearts of millions and threatened a constitutional crisis.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Toni Collette, 46. The Australian actress, who made her name in Muriel’s Wedding, turned down the role of Bridget Jones. She was such a good actress as a child that when she pretended to have appendicitis, even the doctors believed her and she was rushed to casualty where the surgeons removed her appendix. Yuko Shimizu, 72. The Japanese designer is best known for creating Hello Kitty, the character described as ‘Japan’s most visible pop icon’. Shimizu gave her creation the same birthday as herself, meaning Kitty is 44 today. In 2000, a shortage of Hello Kitty toys at a branch of McDonald’s in Singapore triggered a riot that left seven injured and three hospitalised.
BORN ON THIS DAY
L.S. Lowry (1887-1976). The Lancashireborn artist famous for capturing industrial Britain was a rent collector by day, and a painter by night. He painted in his old suits, wiping the brushes on his sleeves and lapels. He loved to paint drunk people, but when he visited his local pub, would drink nothing stronger than orange squash. EDDIE colman (19361958). The Manchester united footballer (right) was nicknamed ‘Snakehips’ for his ‘mesmeric swerve’ to avoid defenders. At 21, he was the youngest of the eight ‘Busby Babes’ who died in the Munich Air Disaster, as the Manchester united team was trying to return home from a European Cup match in Yugoslavia.
ON NOVEMBER 1...
IN 1952, the u. S. tested the first ever hydrogen bomb, over the Marshall Islands in the Pacific ocean.
IN 1987, American actors Jeff goldblum and geena Davis married in Las Vegas. They divorced three years later.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION: Corybantic (17th century) A) Shy, withdrawn. B) Impulsive; acting without deliberation. C) Wild, frenzied. Answer below PHRASE EXPLAINED
Jobsworth: An official who upholds rules at the expense of common sense; it has been in use since the Seventies and is a neat abbreviation of ‘it’s more than my job’s worth’ — a phrase originating in 1911.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since Dame Edith Sitwell, English poet (1887-1964)
JOKE OF THE DAY
I HATED my job as an origami teacher. There was too much paperwork. Guess the Definition answer: C. PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604