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On Christmas Day in History

1066	William the Conqueror was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey
1642	Birthday of Isaac Newton, British scientist
1858	Birthday of Sir Owen Morgan Edwards, Welsh writer and educator (b. Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth, Wales)
1899	Birthday of Humphrey Bogart, US film actor
1908	Death of Quentin Crisp Author (b. Carshalton, England, UK)
1914	During World War I, British and German troops observed an unofficial truce, even playing football together on the Western Front's 'no man's land'.
1922	Death of PERCY JONES (Wales first Boxing Champion) Boxer World Flyweight Champion
1941	Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese
1944	Birthday of Kenny Everett Comedian (b. Seaforth, Liverpool, England,)
1952	Queen makes first Christmas speech
1954	Birthday of Annie Lennox, British pop singer
1977	Death of Charlie Chaplin, British actor and director
1979	The USSR invaded Afghanistan in a bid to halt civil war and protect USSR interests
1991	Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation as president. (Unable to maintain control over a disintegrating Soviet Union)
2006	Death of James Brown, Godfather of Soul, age 73

posted on Dec 25, 2010 8:18 AM ()

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King Kong surrendered to the Japanese? Oh, that was Hong Kong! Thanks fo the history lesson.

comment by solitaire on Dec 26, 2010 6:18 AM ()

Sorry, but my brain cries out for information - it is like nicotine addiction

reply by febreze on Dec 26, 2010 9:34 AM ()

Off subject, but burning question: on one of the BBC7 shows (Ladies of Letters) I heard mention of a Put-u-up. I figured out it's some sort of temporary guest bed, but is what we call a sofa bed, or more like a roll away (cot on wheels that folds up)? I googled it and a bunch of sites for self-catering cottages came up with mentions of 'double put-u-up.' It's such a cute name.

comment by troutbend on Dec 25, 2010 2:38 PM ()

There are so many, different phrases by you and I (Americanisms & Englishisms - I won't mention, the 'Welshishisms'

- they are incredible!!!)

I think the most often misunderstood is 'chips'. To me, these are 'deep fried potatoes' cut into lengths and eaten with fish, eggs and burgers. - You call these 'french fries'.
To you, they are 'wafer thin crisply cooked' flavoured (I presume) and sold in packets. - Now these, we call 'crisps'.
'Jelly' is another - I think you call it 'gello' - it is a type of gelatin and it can accompany blancmange.
Between us, I think we could write a very helpful dictionary of American/ Anglo phrases

reply by febreze on Dec 26, 2010 9:32 AM ()

Did you know that this is not the original day of Christmas?
Jesus Christ was not born on this day?There is a lot of information on this.As I just found out.Full of good information there.

comment by fredo on Dec 25, 2010 8:31 AM ()

I know Fredo, really it is an ancient Pagan Festival day, to do with celebrating mid-winter and looking forward to the springtime (I am looking forward to the spring toooooooo)

reply by febreze on Dec 25, 2010 8:45 AM ()

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