June 15, 2021 ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE JUNE 15, 1954
THe Queen became the first patron of the Jockey Club yesterday — the eve of Ascot. She has six horses running at the meeting, which she will attend.
every monarch since the early 19th century, except Queen Victoria, has been a member of the Club.
JUNE 15, 1982
IT IS All but over. The Argentines ran up white flags over Port Stanley last night.
And their commander began talks with the British about surrender of all his forces on the Falkland Islands.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
NODDy HOlDeR, 75. The musician from Staffordshire was the lead singer of Slade, who had six number ones, including Merry Xmas everybody, which he said has been ‘a good pension plan’: ‘you wouldn’t believe the offers I get in December. I do appear as Santa for charity, real reindeer and everything, but people think I live in a cave all year and come out in December, shouting: “It’s Chriiisstmasss!”’ SIR JOHN ReDWOOD, 70. The former Secretary of State for Wales in John Major’s government, who twice failed to become Tory leader, was once hailed as ‘the intellectual face of euroscepticism’. His 1993 attempt to mime along to the Welsh national anthem, despite not knowing the words, has been described as ‘one of the worst political gaffes ever’.
BORN ON THIS DAY
lISA Del GIOCONDO (1479-1542). The Italian noblewoman is thought to have been the subject of leonardo da Vinci’s Mona lisa, a portrait commissioned in Florence by her husband, Francesco. Mona lisa roughly translates as My lady lisa. HARRy NIlSSON (1941-94). The U.S. musician and songwriter was described by both lennon and McCartney as their favourite singer. They invited him to fly to the UK attend the recording of The White Album. A father of seven, he wrote for artists including Frank Sinatra and broke his wrist after falling off stage while performing The lumberjack Song with his friends, the Monty Python members.
ON JUNE 15…
IN 1971, some labour-controlled councils threatened to put up the rates to continue to supply free milk, in opposition to cuts proposed by education Secretary Margaret Thatcher, whom they dubbed ‘the Milk Snatcher’. IN 1998, the Bank of england launched the £2 coin.
WORD WIZARDRY GUESS THE DEFINITION: Tallow (c. early 14th century)
A) Gaunt B) Animal fat for candles and soap C) The incense vessel used in religious ceremonies answer below. PHRASE EXPLAINED To strike sail: meaning to submit to a more powerful opponent, to accept humiliation; from the custom of a smaller sailing ship lowering its sail as a sign of defeat by another ship.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Good painters imitate nature, bad ones spew it up. Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer (1547-1616)
JOKE OF THE DAY
Why is Peter Pan always flying? He neverlands. Guess The Definition answer: B. Compiled by ETAN SMALLMAN and ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD