ON THIS DAY
August 10, 2021
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
AUGUST 10, 1945
THREE days after Atom Bomb No 1 fell on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Atom Bomb No 2 fell on Nagasaki at 4am yesterday. Hours after the explosion, dust and smoke rising to 20,000ft completely covered the naval base city of 253,000 people.
AUGUST 10, 2011
POLICE were braced to use plastic bullets for the first time on the British mainland last night. After three days of humiliating mob rule, senior officers stung by public outrage and political anger finally acted to halt the feral thugs responsible for the orgy of violence, arson and looting.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
KYLIE JENNER, 24. The American socialite and entrepreneur (right) is the half-sister of Kim Kardashian. In 2019, she was named the world’s youngest self-made billionaire thanks to her cosmetics company. Jenner spent years trying to trademark ‘Kylie’, but was blocked by Kylie Minogue, who already owned Kylie-related brands in the U.S.
JUSTIN THEROUX, 50. The U.S. actor and screenwriter starred in Mulholland Drive and The Girl on The Train. Theroux, who is a cousin of British documentary maker louis, married Jennifer Aniston in 2015 but they separated two years later. He keeps a skull on his desk: ‘Rather than it being macabre, I see it as a very optimistic thing in that “seize-the-day” way.’
BORN ON THIS DAY
RHONDA FLEMING (1923-2020). The American actress was nicknamed ‘The Queen of Technicolor’ because of her bright red hair, green eyes and porcelain skin. Fleming, who was born Marilyn louis, starred in Tropic Zone opposite Ronald Reagan and Gunfight At The o.K. Corral alongside Kirk Douglas and Burt lancaster. She married six times and died aged 97.
JACK HALEY (1897-1979). The U.S. actor, who played the Tin Man (right) in The Wizard of oz, acted opposite Shirley Temple and Ginger Rogers during his long career. He made his last public appearance two months before his death, presenting an oscar alongside his oz co-star Ray Bolger, the Scarecrow.
ON AUGUST 10…
IN 1842, the Mines and Collieries Act was passed, banning all females and children under ten from working underground.
IN 2019, American financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION: gustatory (c1680)
A) Relating to the sense of taste.
B) Windy.
C) A prolonged period. Answer below.
PHRASE EXPLAINED
The show must go on — meaning one must fulfil one’s obligations whatever the cost to one’s own personal feelings. It comes from the theatrical tradition that a show must continue to be performed whatever happens.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
A successful parent is one who raises a child who grows up and is able to pay for his or her own psychoanalysis
Nora Ephron, U.S. writer (1941-2012)
JOKE OF THE DAY
WHY do cows have hooves instead of feet? Because they lactose. Guess The Definition answer: A.