Junior Club

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“Whose weakness was turned to strength” (Hebrews 11:38)

Hudson Taylor, the missionary to China, came to see that at the heart of the life of faith there lies an exchange. We give our weakness to God, and he gives his strength to us. J.T. 1405: The Mongol leader Tamerlane the Great died during an expedition to conquer China.

1673: Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin), French dramatist and writer of comedies, died on stage.

1818: Karl Christian Ludwig Drais von Sauerbronn patented the “draisine”, the forerunner of the bicycle.

1883: A Mr Ashwell, of Herne Hill, London, patented the Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign.

1909: Geronimo, the great Apache leader, died. His real name was Goyathlay, which means “one who yawns”.

1959: The Queen allowed Marlborough House to be used by the government and, as a result, it became the home of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Foundation.

1972: Volkswagen broke the record held by the Model T Ford by selling the 15,007,034th production model of the Beetle, pictured.

1982: Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk, instrumental in the development of bebop, died.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Searchers recovered 24 bodies from a mine in Zimbabwe that was flooded after heavy rains, trapping dozens of subsistence miners underground.

“I would be pretty cautious of some unattributed comments. There is a consultation. It is just a consultation at this stage. There are no further decisions made at all. The BBC is a much-loved national treasure. We all want it to be a huge success. But everybody, including the BBC, recognises that in a changing world the BBC itself will have to change.” – Transport Secretary Grant Shapps plays down reports that Downing Street wants to axe the TV licence fee.

“I really did want to stay.” –

“Keeping myself under a mask throughout filming was really frustrating at times. Even out of costume I was in a balaclava, hoody, mask and gloves.

“It could be quite claustrophobic at times and not being able to open the window in the dressing room out of fear a member of crew might see in was really hard.” –