ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
JULY 5, 1954 THE first big deliveries of derationed meat began to rumble into Smithfield Market at midnight. For the first time in 15 years fresh meat should be in the shops today. Mrs Gwilym Lloyd George, wife of the Food Minister, said: ‘As soon as my butcher opens I’ll place an order for kidneys for breakfast.’ JULY 5, 1967 MRS Barbara Castle, Transport Minister, has proposed tough new road safety measures. Teenagers under 17 will be banned from riding motorcycles and scooters over 50cc. Instructors will be banned from giving driving lessons unless they are registered. And wardens will be given some of the powers of a police constable to deal with routine traffic offences.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MEGAn RAPInoE, 34. The co-captain of the USA’s Women’s World Cup team, which plays Holland in Sunday’s final, runs summer soccer camps with her twin Rachael. Megan declined an invitation to the White House from President Trump after he criticised her for kneeling during the national anthem. SIR PAUL SMITH, 73. The fashion designer from nottinghamshire, dubbed the ‘Godfather of British Style’, has a fortune estimated at £250million. one fan has been anonymously sending him random objects for more than 20 years, including a broom and Austrian cowbell. He left school at 15 and said his biggest disappointment was ‘missing out on a good education’.
BORN ON THIS DAY
MICHAEL BLAkE (19452015). The American author had just been fired from his job washing dishes in a Chinese restaurant for $3.35 an hour when his friend kevin Costner, right, asked him to turn Dances With Wolves, a novel Blake had written, into a screenplay. The book sold more than 3.5million copies in 22 languages and the 1990 movie won seven oscars, including best picture, best director and best screenplay for Blake. RoBERT FITzRoY (1805-1865). The English naval officer made his name commanding HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s famous voyage. He was also founder of the Met office and inventor of daily weather predictions. He was nicknamed ‘The First Admiral of the Blew’.
ON JULY 5…
In 1865, the Salvation Army was founded in London by William Booth. In 1994, Amazon.com was founded in Seattle in the U.S. In 2012, the 1,016ft Shard in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe with a laser show.
WORD WIZARDY
GUESS THE DEFINITION Penelopize (coined 1956) A) To be lady-like B) To undo and redo to gain time C) To be extravagant Answer below PHRASE EXPLAINED
Tie the knot: Meaning to get married; coined in the 16th century, it’s an abbreviation of the expression ‘to tie a knot with one’s tongue that one cannot untie with one’s teeth’; hence when you are getting married, it is for life.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly. Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist (1810-1865)
JOKE OF THE DAY
WHAT happened when two silkworms challenged each other to a race? It ended in a tie. Guess The Definition answer: B.