ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
DECEMBER 10, 1964 IT IS not as bad as it looks. But it is a nuisance, all the same. This is how Princess Anne came to be leaving the hospital’s Beaumont Nursing Home in Marylebone, London, yesterday with her arm in a sling. She cracked a bone in her finger when she caught it in the rein while riding at her school, Benenden, in Kent. DECEMBER 10, 1965 CONVENIENCE foods — things like fish fingers, cooked sausages and instant drinks — are taking over the British food market. They made up almost one fifth of the average food budget in 1963, according to Government figures out today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SULTAN KöSEN, 36. The 8ft 3in farmer from Turkey is the tallest person in the world. The rest of his family are averagely sized, but Kösen has pituitary gigantism, which sees him produce too much growth hormone. His growth was only halted by medical treatment in 2010. SUSANNA REID, 48. In 2014 after 11 years co-presenting BBC breakfast Reid jumped ship to be a new anchor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. She has three sons with her former partner Dominic Cotton. A Crystal Palace supporter, in November Reid confirmed that she was in a relationship with the club’s chairman Steve Parish.
BORN ON THIS DAY
ADA LOVELACE (1815-1852). The English mathematician was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron. She has been dubbed the world’s first computer programmer for her work alongside pioneer inventor Charles Babbage. Her mother had her tutored in mathematics in the hope she would not exhibit any of the poetic tendencies of her father. MICHAEL MANLEY (1924-1997). The fivetimes married, fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica was in office from 1972 to 1980, and 1989 to 1992. Despite his elite background, Manley was popular with working class Jamaica for his socialist policies. After introducing free healthcare among other reforms, he was later blamed for the country’s economic downturn in the Seventies. He maintained a close relationship with Cuba’s Fidel Castro, in spite of U.S. disapproval.
ON DECEMBER 10
In 1936, Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication, giving up the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION: Analemmatic (earl 19th century) a) Insipid, lacking flavour, weak or tasteless b) Unconventional c) Of a scale that shows the seasonal difference between time as shown by clocks and sundials Answer below PHRASE EXPLAINED On a wing and a prayer:
Meaning to be in a desperate situation and relying on hope to see one through; it comes from a famous U.S. World War II song released in 1943 about a plane struggling home after a bombing raid.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
SAtiRE is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own. Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish satirist (1667-1745)
JOKE OF THE DAY
I FIRED my tailor the other day. He said: ‘Fine! Suit yourself!’ Guess the Definition answer: C.