TODAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
On this day
82 YEARS AGO (1940)
We told how the RAF had gained the upper hand against the Luftwaffe but also reported on the all-night blitz on Coventry as the death toll rose to 250. The toll would eventually be 568.
49 YEARS AGO (1973)
The final three-man mission to the American Skylab space station was launched. The astronauts spent a total of 84 days in space.
32 YEARS AGO (1990)
German pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy for Best New Artist as the vocals on their Girl You Know It’s True album had been done by session musicians.
Today’s giggle
What’s the worst thing about ancient orators? They tend to Babylon.
Birthdays
Nanny McPhee star Maggie Gyllenhaal is 45. She also works behind the camera. Ex-jockey Willie Carson is 80. He was UK Champion Jockey five times. Comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones is 69. He is a keen gardener. Former Emmerdale actress Gemma Atkinson is 38. She’s engaged to her Strictly pro dancer Gorka Marquez. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Gary Mayhew, from Doncaster, South Yorks, who is 66 today.
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