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  • #91
    Re: On This Day - August

    20th August 1992

    Intimate photographs of the Duchess of York and Texas businessman John Bryan were published in the Daily Mirror .

    Dirty woman
    The only thing to look forward to is the past

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    • #92
      Re: On This Day - August

      20 years ago today The Marchioness sank in the Thames

      BBC NEWS | England | London | Marchioness boat disaster marked

      I was in France at the time, but we could get Radio 4 on Long Wave.
      The Trickster On The Roof

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      • #93
        Re: On This Day - August

        Originally posted by Herr Grunwald View Post
        20th August 1992

        Intimate photographs of the Duchess of York and Texas businessman John Bryan were published in the Daily Mirror .

        Dirty woman
        Still makes me feel sick thinking of them!
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        'Dreams come true if you want them to'

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        • #94
          Re: On This Day - August

          I know what you mean, wasn't a pleasant picture
          The only thing to look forward to is the past

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          • #95
            Re: On This Day - August

            22nd August 1979

            Led Zeppelin released their last album together, "In Through The Out Door."
            The only thing to look forward to is the past

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            • #96
              Re: On This Day - August

              26th August 1985

              Zola Budd smashed the women's 5k record with a time of 14:48. She is of course best known for making Mary Decker Slaney cry at the LA Olympics in 1984 after they feet became entangled.
              The only thing to look forward to is the past

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              • #97
                Re: On This Day - August

                27th August 1979

                The Queen's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, is killed by an IRA bomb on his boat in Ireland.
                The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                • #98
                  Re: On This Day - August

                  Originally posted by Herr Grunwald View Post
                  27th August 1979

                  The Queen's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, is killed by an IRA bomb on his boat in Ireland.
                  This was a real shock at the time. Absolutely tragic.
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                  'Dreams come true if you want them to'

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                  • #99
                    Re: On This Day - August

                    I was too young to remember it, but my parents always remember it was the day we visited Foxton Locks.

                    In a similar way I remember first hearing about the Oklahoma city bomb whle coming back from visting Jodrell Bank.
                    The Trickster On The Roof

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                    • Re: On This Day - August

                      30th August 1980

                      Polish workers led by Lech Walesa won the right to form independent trade unions following a summer of strikes
                      The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                      • Re: On This Day - August

                        31st August 1997

                        Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris.

                        Thread here discussing it
                        The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                        • On This Day - September

                          1st September 1985

                          The wreck of the Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in a joint U.S. and French expedition.

                          1st September 1998

                          The film Titanic was released starring Kate Winslet amongst others
                          The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                          • Re: On This Day - September

                            The film of Titanic was released in 1997.
                            The Trickster On The Roof

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                            • Re: On This Day - September

                              Sorry went on general sale in the USA
                              The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                              • Re: On This Day - September

                                2nd September 1994

                                Trumpitist, entertainer and tv presenter Roy Castle died of cancer aged 62.
                                The only thing to look forward to is the past

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