1961: Berliners wake to divided city
Troops in East Germany seal off the border between East and West Berlin, shutting off the escape route for thousands of refugees from the East.
On this day in 1961 the construction of the Berlin Wall began. The mass immigration of Germans from Communist Berlin to Western Berlin inspired East Germany military leader Erich Honeker to construct the blockade, a barricade of concrete walls, mine fields and guard posts that stretched for 100 miles. The Wall, which became an icon of the Iron Curtain", had mild success at keeping East Germans in before it was torn down in 1989.
1977: Violent clashes at NF march
More than 200 protesters have been arrested after demonstrations in Lewisham against a National Front march.
1985: Heart-lung transplant makes history
A three-year-old boy from Dublin has become the world's youngest heart and lung transplant patient.
1991: Prince quits in museum design row
The Prince of Wales has resigned as the patron of Scotland's national museum over a competition to design a new building
正衰人!! On this day in 1914 the first official long-distance bus line for mass transit in the United States was started by Carl Wickman; he called it Greyhound. Greyhound, which originated in Hobbing, Minnesota, provided a much needed service to both rural and urban citizens. Wickmans busses were only the beginning of mass transit and a mobile society.
1965: 美軍鎮壓黑人動亂
1937: 八一三淞滬戰役
Born:
On this day in 1860 sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses) was born in Darke County, Ohio. Oakley, who could shoot a cigarette from her husbands lips, toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in the late 1800s. Oakley's skill with a gun became legendary and earned her worldwide fame while she was still alive. Oakley has been immortalized in numerous fictionalized accounts of her life.
On this day in 1899 renowned filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock 希治閣 was born in London, England. Hitchcock, considered to be one of the most imporant directors in film history, revolutionized the horror genre by adding subtle humor and intelligence to intense plots. Hitchcock left his native England in the 1940s for Hollywood where he directed the biggest stars of the day, among them Cary Grant, Grace Kelly and Tippi Hedren. Hitchcocks most talked about film remains the 1960s thriller 'Psycho' which is laden (in typical Hitchcock fashion) with a blond heroine, a scary hotel and Freudian concepts.
Died:
On this day in 1910 war nurse Florence Nightingale died in London, England. Known as the Lady With a Lamp", Nightingale worked day and night during the Crimean War to aide the injured soldiers and established two hospitals near the battlesights. Nightingale travelled throughout Europe to study different methods of nursing before she established a nurses training school in London in the 1860s.
On this day in 1866 science fiction writer H.G. (Herbert George) Wells was born in Bromley, England. Wells, famed for his classics The Time Machine "and "The War of the Worlds", forsaw much of the social and scientific change that would occur in the 20th century. A dedicated Socialist, Wells was so fascinated with history that he wrote a book "The Outline of History", which remained a best seller for years.
On this day in 1979 exotic dancer Sally Rand died in Glendora, California. Rand, who was pushed out of Hollywood when sound came, is famed as the most lauded fan dancer of the 20th century. Rand performed this sensual dance at the Worlds Fair in 1933 and was promptly arrested for being obscene. The incident made her career and within months she became the one of the highest paid national celebrities.
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>>August 13, 2003 at 9:08:12 AM GMT+8
2003 年 8 月 11 日 星期一 【陰】
整天陰陰的 蠻怪的 好似還下起雨來了
今早有一個人在走廊不停重複著一句 黑人憎的說話 (七字憎言) 之後見他從防煙門離去 那七字憎言有時又變成五字 ... 可惡非常 近半句鐘 才告失蹤 .....
下午 差人聯同救護員又再次到訪斜對面的一家人 不同的是 今次真的有人被送上擔架床 還多了一個看似是福利官/社工的人 其家人亦跟隨警方返警署協助調查
看看昨天報紙 見到 一些很特別的新聞 http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=4104&showdate=20030812&art_id=3468112 (OL 戴 隱 形 胸 圍 兩 腋 生 水 泡 兼 職 模 特 兒 停 工 十 七 日 獲 償 二 千 元 )
而尋日從元朗乘輕鐵返家途中 聽到以下新聞 http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=4104&showdate=20030812&art_id=3468173 12 歲 童 撞 車 命 危
【 本 報 訊 】 屯 門 發 生 嚴 重 車 禍 ， 一 名 十 二 歲 男 童 乘 搭 輕 鐵 趕 赴 暑 期 補 習 班 。 他 下 車 後 疑 貪 圖 方 便 ， 捨 附 近 兩 條 行 人 天 橋 不 用 ， 冒 險 跨 過 路 邊 鐵 欄 企 圖 橫 過 馬 路 ， 加 上 視 線 受 附 近 巴 士 阻 擋 ， 結 果 遭 一 輛 食 物 環 境衛生 署 客 貨 車 猛 撞 拋 出 十 米 地 上 ， 頭 部 重 傷 奄 奄 一 息 ， 由 救 護 員 送 院 情 況 危 殆 。 記 者 ： 姜 偉 康
今日: 輕鐵在杯渡路新路軌處進行意外事故應變演習
再看當年今日:
1978: 中日達成友好協議
1977: 企業號穿梭機首航 (方法是: 騎著747客機從二萬五千尺高空處起飛) 如今:新的穿梭機尚未投入服務 升空任務亦因二月一號的意外而變得遙遙無期
1991: 新華社記者首訪台灣 (個樣? 笑死) (簡直想嗌救命)
2003: 有關 Dr. David Kelly o既死因研訊仍在進行著
"I will be back" ~ Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia)
At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in two apparent suicide attacks by Palestinian bombers in Israel and the West Bank.
雨停了 / 的士司機是否忘了打電話呢
>>August 12, 2003 at 9:47:03 AM GMT+8
2003 年 8 月 11 日 星期一 【晴】
1985: World's worst air crash claims 524 lives
More than 500 people are feared dead after a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed on a remote mountainside.
1964: Great Train Robber escapes from jail A massive manhunt is under way across Britain after one of the gang involved in the Great Train Robbery breaks out of a high-security prison in Birmingham.
2000: Murdered schoolgirl's life celebrated The family of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne has been joined by friends and hundreds of members of the public for a memorial service.
1990: Briton shot by Iraqis A British man attempting to escape in a convoy from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait has been shot by Iraqi soldiers.
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On this day in 1961 2500 Germans crossed from East to West Berlin , which added to the already 2 million defectors since the city divided in 1949. The mass immigration from Communist Berlin to Western Berlin inspired East Germany military leader Erich Honeker to construct the Berlin Wall, a barricade of concrete walls, mine fields and guard posts that stretched for 100 miles. The Wall, which became an icon of the Iron Curtain", had mild success keeping East Germans in before it was torn down in 1989.
On this day in 1898 the United States officially annexed the Pacific island Hawaii . The native monarchy of the island had already been overthrown by American sugar barons in 1893, leaving the tiny country open for imperialist take-over. Guam was annexed to the United States that same year.
On this day in 1759 King Frederick the Great of Prussias armies were defeated by Russian and Austrian troops in the Battle of Kunersdorf. This battle was part of The Seven Years' War which Prussia ultimately claimed victory.
Born:
On this day in 1881 film director Cecil B. DeMille was born in Asheton, Massachusetts. DeMille began Paramount Pictures with Jesse L. Lasky and Samuel Goldwyn in the early 1910s which put Hollywood on the map as a major film center. DeMilles directorial forte was biblical epics and historical sagas, most notably 'The Ten Commandments'. He, ironically, also directed a series of sexually loaded comedies which influenced popular taste for years. DeMille won an Oscar for his film 'The Greatest Show on Earth', his only film in the 1950s.
On this day in 1762 the future King George IV of England was born in London, England. George IV assumed the throne when his predecessor , King George III, was declared mentally incapacitated. George IV, considered to be a dandy, was not very popular with his people. he is best remembered for his failed attempt to divorce his adulterous wife, Catherine.
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Died:
On this day in 1676 the Chief Philip of the Wampanoag Indians of Massachusettts was shot on the battlefield by one of his own braves. Philip, whose tribal name was Metacomet, led an army of tribes aginst the European settlers in an attempt to retain their hold on the land. After his death, Philips wife and young son, along with hundreds of his tribe, were sold into slavery by the colonists.
James Bond creator Ian (Lancaster) Fleming died on this day, 1964, in Canterbury, England. Flemings careers as a banker, intelligence officer and journalist gave him the perfect background to imagine his debonair spy hero James Bond. Fleming wrote twelve 007 novels including 'Goldfinger' and 'Dr.Know'; most of which became popular films. Bond, James Bond, has become the archetype of the suave and adventurous ladies man due to the intelligence and craft of Fleming's stories. The spy thrillers have over 18 million copies.
On this day in 1982 earnest leading man Henry Fonda died in Los Angeles, California. The native Nebraskan was often typecast as an everyman throughout his film career, which began with the 1930s The Farmer Takes a Wife'. Fonda, noted for his clear blue eyes and boyish charm, won critical acclaim for the film classics '12 Angry Men' and 'The Grapes of Wrath', among others. Surprisingly, Fonda won his only Oscar late in his career for the sentimental 'On Golden Pond', which co-starred his daughter Jane and Katherine Hepburn. His son Peter is also an actor.
Philip VI of France died on this day in 1350 in France. He was the first French ruler from the House of Valois. He is remembered for his conflicts with King Edward II over the Salic Law of male succession. Their disagreement over sovereignty led to the beginning of the Hundred Years War.
兩大超市之壟斷日益嚴重 唯恐他日還更肆無忌憚
昨夜為盂蘭節 日子還是這樣過(唯政府放寬市民可在公眾地方燒冥強 但事後一定要清理 否則千五蚊還是要罰) 今夜 距離賞月還只有一月而已
1940: 不列顛戰役
1976: 北愛哥力根女士獲和平獎 (她眼見自己的三名侄兒不幸因北愛衝突而枉死,遂積極重視反戰工作)
1976: 香港新郵政大廈 (中環郵政總局) 啟用
英國稍後會就Dr. David Kelly 之死展開聆訊
利比利亞總統 Charles Taylor 宣佈將於稍後時間落台
>>August 11, 2003 at 5:17:26 AM GMT+8
2003 年 8 月 10 日 星期日 【晴】
1982: Krays let out for mother's funeral
The notorious east End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray have been allowed out of prison for the funeral of their mother.
1999: Millions marvel at total eclipse Up to 350 million people in Europe and Asia witness the last total solar eclipse of the century.
1971: Heath helms Britain to Admiral's Cup triumph
The Prime Minister, Edward Heath, steers the British yachting team to victory in the Admiral's Cup.
2000: Air rage pair jailed
Two men have been jailed after an incident of "air rage" on board a holiday jet bound for Jamaica.
On this day in 1965 the Watts riots erupted in Los Angeles, California. The calamity began in the wake of anger over the arrest of an African-American man on a drunk-driving charge by two white police officers. The mass destruction of the Watts ghetto, largely African-American, lasted for six days and caused 35 deaths and $200 milion in damages. The riot ended only when the National Guard was called in by the governor and Watts became a virtual military zone.
On this day in 1964 the first Beatles movie 'A Hard Day's Night' had its premier in New York City. 'A Hard Day's Night' was an energetic look at the Fab Four romping through a typical" day in their lives, as seen through the eyes of director Richard Lester. Released just months after the Beatles' legendary performance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', the film helped spark the wave of Beatle-mania that swept the United States. On this day in 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave a Cold War scare prior to a press conference. While testing a microphone, Reagan announced to live television cameras: I just signed legislation outlawing Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." It was a joke, of course.
Born:
Reverend Jerry Falwell was born on this day in 1933 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Falwell, a born-again Christian evangelist, began his religious career on television on the 1970s 'Old-Time Gospel Hour'. Falwell quickly gained popularity and re-directed his religious beliefs to the political realm of public life. He founded Moral Majority, Inc., an organization that contributes funds to politicians that are anti-ERA, anti-homosexual and anti-abortion. Moral Majority, Inc. was instrumental in the election of Ronal Reagan to the Presidency of the United States.
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>>August 11, 2003 at 5:10:34 AM GMT+8
2003 年 8 月 9 日 星期六 【晴】
On This Day:
2001: Hamiltons condemn 'sex assault' arrest
The former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine are strenuously denying allegations they carried out a serious sexual assault.
1977: Tight security for Queen's Irish visit
The Queen has visited Northern Ireland for the first time in 11 years as part of her Silver Jubilee tour.
1964: Guns fall silent in Cyprus
The United Nations brokers another ceasefire in Cyprus, defusing a growing military crisis and heading off the threat of invasion by Turkey.
1988: Mysterious seal disease spreads
Scientists fear a disease which has killed more than 6,000 seals in the North Sea and the Baltic has now reached British waters.
Napoleon Bonaparte, the renowned French general, was exiled to Saint Helena on this day in 1815. After the defeat of his army at the infamous battle at Waterloo, Napoleon was banished to Saint Helena by the new French government; he died there soon after.
On this day in 1970 McSorleys Ale House in New York City admitted its first female customer in the wake of anti-discrimination laws. McSorley's was established by a woman in 1854, but women were not allowed to socialize in the bar. The owner did not want women of questionable" character to distract her male customers from their drink.
On this day in 1792 Louis XVI, the French king and husband of Marie Antoinette, was imprisoned by a mob that stormed the Paris Tuileries during the Revolution. 600 Swiss guards were massacred during the melee which was a reaction to social and political conditions in the country.
1966: 加拿大起橋時發生塌橋意外 八死五十八傷 (當時其政府其實發起"建築安全運動")
1975: 葡萄牙反親共示威
1993: 台灣新黨成立
2003: 福建省一工廠塌下 另日前東北部發生前日軍芥子氣油洩漏
Born:
On this day in 1928 sausage baron and country singer Jimmy Dean was born in Plainview, Texas. Dean was a popular western crooner in the 1960s, best known for his song Big Bad John". Dean can now be seen plying his meat product on television commercials; hamming up his down home appeal.
On this day in 1900 actress Norma Shearer was born in Woodland Hills, California. Shearer, The First Lady of the Screen", made a name for herself in the 1920s and 30s in both dramatic and comedic films, thanks largely to her husband, the producer Irving Thalberg. Among the many historical movies Shearer appeared in were "Romeo and Juliet" and "Marie Antoinette". She was nominated for an Academy Award five times but won only once for "The Divorcee".
Died:
Canine superstar RinTin Tin died on this day in 1932 in Hollywood, California. RinTinTin, a German sheperd, was Warner Bros. top act in the 1920s. He was often given billing above his human co-stars in silent classics such as Jaws of Steel" and "The Lone Defender". Rin Tin Tin was one of the few stars of the era to make a successful transition to sound; his bark was heard 'round the world.
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"I will be back" ~ Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia)
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