ON THIS DAY
June 1, 2023
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
JUNE 1, 1960
CHILDREN in many overcrowded homes kiss their parents goodnight and then go off to stay with neighbours or family friends, Labour MP Mr Frank Allaun said last night. ‘Overcrowding in many areas has developed into a tragedy,’ he said. ‘I believe that when the facts are known they will astound every parent in Britain.’
JUNE 1, 2005
THE world’s biggest music spectacular was announced by Sir Bob Geldof last night. Top stars will stage simultaneous free concerts for Live 8 — the follow-up to 1985’s Live Aid — to highlight Third World poverty. A million fans will get tickets via phone text lottery for performances in London, Paris, Berlin, rome and Philadelphia.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JASON DONOVAN, 55. The Australian singer and actor dated Neighbours co-star
Kylie Minogue, who dumped him for INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. He went on to play the lead in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the West End — a show he returned to last year, playing the Pharaoh — and sometimes performs at 1980s music festivals. ‘I slot in for 20 minutes, sing Too Many Broken Hearts and Especially For You. And then I sing Any Dream Will Do. The crowd go nuts and it’s sort of cool.’ ALANIS MORISSETTE, 49. The Canadian singer-songwriter, was signed to the record label founded by Madonna, who declared her to be ‘giddy and awkward, just like me’. Morissette, who has won seven Grammy’s and been nominated for two Golden Globes, is an ordained minister.
BORN ON THIS DAY
MARILYN MONROE (1926-1962). Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, the U.S. actress starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot. The iconic image of her dress being caught by air from a subway vent ended her marriage to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, who was furious with the public display of her undergarments. SIR FRANK WHITTLE (1907-1996). The Coventry-born inventor of the jet engine made his breakthrough in 1928. He started out as a RAF test pilot; he made ‘pancake’ landings on the sea to test flotation bags, but didn’t let on that he couldn’t swim.
ON JUNE 1 . . .
IN 1533, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s new queen, was crowned.
IN 1946, television licences were issued for the first time in Britain — they cost £2.
WORD WIZARDRY GUESS THE DEFINITION: Hygge (2016)
A) Clean and tidy. B) Both tall and large. C) Cosiness and conviviality that sparks a feeling of contentment or well-being.
answer below.
PHRASE EXPLAINED The fur will fly:
Meaning there will be serious trouble; the phrase was coined in the early 19th century in the U.S., with the image of a furious fight between dogs or cats.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
after 40 a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.
Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (1901-2000)
JOKE OF THE DAY
WHY did the canine only ever eat KitKats? Because you can’t teach an old dog new Twix.
Guess The Definition answer: C.