On this day
78 YEARS AGO (1941) We reported that PM Winston Churchill adopted the V for Victory message. The V sign had become a symbol of defiance in Nazi-occupied Europe.
68 YEARS AGO (1951) Jordan’s King Abduallah was assassinated outside a Jerusalem mosque by a Palestinian who feared he was about to make peace with Israel. 59 YEARS AGO (1960) Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike made history by becoming the world’s first female prime minister. Her Sri Lanka Freedom Party won after pledging to help the poor.
Today’s giggle
Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. Model Gisele Bundchen is 39. She has a twin sister called Patricia. Strictly star Anton Du Beke is 53. He always trains in a shirt and tie. Star of The Avengers and Game of Thrones Dame Diana Rigg is
81. Her daughter Rachel Stirling is also an actress. Guitarist Carlos Santana is
72. He began playing eight. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Ellen Lawrence from Wirral, Merseyside, who turns 94 today.
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