On This Day

[Mackka]

Ah yes, Prince Andrew was there as a chopper pilot, things certainly changed for him from hero to zero.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1817, a man in England sold his wife to another man for two guineas.

 

[Dave's Office]

On This Day In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel in to outer space. Manning the Russian spacecraft Vostok 1, Gagarin was blasted in to outer space on a flight that lasted 108 minutes to become a national hero and help Russia leap to the forefront of the Space Race.

 

[Mackka]

O.J. Simpson died.

 

[kiwifred]

 

[grubstake]

Whoever wrote the caption for that pic has made a crucial error, as the Kon-Tiki had a six-man team aboard the raft. Heyerdahl was the leader of the group, but he was most certainly not "by himself".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki_expedition

 

[kiwifred]

Remembering the 35 killed at Port Arthur 28 years ago today. RIP

 

[Dave's Office]

Yes, that was such a tragic event, with so many beautiful people senselessly murdered and so many families affected . R.I.P.

 

[Mackka]

On this day, 52 years ago, my Father passed away at the age of 52. As a small boy i remember him showing my how to use a gold pan when we went camping at Hill End. He taught me many other things in the short time we had together but the one thing he didn’t get a chance to teach me was , how to deal with the pain of his death. Hold those close to you closer this day and every day.
Love you Dad and miss you heaps.
Your Ever Loving Son
Mackka