FTA-TV First Dates - Part 7

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Event of Interest​

1933 In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions


Yeah I bet he does..

 

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Raising a Flag over the Reichstag​

1945 Battle of Berlin ends as the Soviet army storms the capital, forcing German commander of the city general Helmuth Weidling to surrender

 

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1994 American pathologist and euthanasia advocate Jack Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides

 

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Film & TV History​

1997 Police arrest transsexual prostitute Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy

 

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Event of Interest​

2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan


And good riddance.

Hope he has a cup of tea along with Hitler to celebrate the anniversary of their deaths.

 

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The Scream​

2012 A pastel version of "The Scream", by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch sells at auction for $119,922,500


This is my favourite painting.

 

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Just a bunch of slack jawed yokels..

2018 Iowa passes US's strictest abortion ban, based on a fetal heartbeat

 

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2019 A clean-up on Mt Everest has removed three metric tons (6,613 pounds) of rubbish and four bodies in just two weeks


They should ban people from climbing it.

or heavily restrict it and increase the cost to climb it. (So the economy of Nepal still gets some $$$$ from it)

 

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Event of Interest​

2019 Second-only sketch known of Leonardo da Vinci from Queen Elizabeth's collection revealed on the 500th anniversary of the artist's death

 

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2023 Writers Guild of America votes to begin striking over pay and industry changes, bringing television production to a halt [1]

 

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kablamo

Abraham Gesner
(1797-1864)
Canadian geologist (inventor of kerosene), born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia

 

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Elijah McCoy
(1844-1929)
Canadian-American inventor of African descent, notable for his 57 US patents (lubrication of steam engines), born in Colchester, Ontario

 

[Voula]

No. Didn't you see that John and Levi(I think it was) got there in time? I was talking to my neighbour this afternoon. That story ran its course and was in overtime. I thought they might drag it on until Monday. Now the Theo cheating segment will take more airtime. Roo certainly couldn't have been a good teacher. Anyone could see Eliza was nuts. There are kids who are just bad, no matter what the reason. I used to say that some of my kids gave me the heebie jeebies.

The last I heard she took his tablets.
They should have made it interesting and have her burn something down before she left.

 

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1955 Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer, born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy

 

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Brian Lara(56 years old)​

1969 West Indian cricket batsman and captain (131 Tests; WR Test score 400no 2004; 11,953 runs @ 52.88; 34 x 100; 299 ODIs), born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago

 

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Dwayne Johnson(53 years old)​

1972 American pro wrestler known as "The Rock" (WCW C'ship x 2; WWE C'ship x 8; Royal Rumble 2000), actor, and producer (Baywatch, Jumanji), born in Hayward, California

 

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David Beckham(50 years old)​

1975 English soccer midfielder (115 caps [58 as captain]; Man Utd, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Paris SG, LA Galaxy) and owner (Inter Miami CF, Salford City), born in London, England

 

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Basically the perfect man in every way.


until he opens his mouth

 

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Lily Allen(40 years old)​

1985 English singer-songwriter ("It's Not Me, It's You") and TV presenter (Lily Allen and Friends), born in London

 

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2015 Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, daughter of Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 3rd in line to the English throne, born in London