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Date: 14 August 2008 21:49:37
So tomorrow afternoon we depart for a long weekend in Londion with Stroppy Boy. We're aimning to catch up with tractor Girl before her move to "It's Grim Up North Lass!"
So far we know that we'll be visiting Madame Tussards, the Imperial War Museum and West Ham. We're also hoping to see the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, while FW visits the Butterfly exhibition that's on there. If we have time then I hope to squueze in a visit to the British Museum as well, for the Egyptology & Hadrian exhibits.
I'm sure that there'll be others things that we'll do as well - like walk under the Thames.
History Today:
1834: The Poor Law Amendment Act introduces 'workhouses' for the healthy poor.
1941: The Atlantic Charter, the precurrsor of the United Nations, is issued. This seals the Anglo-American alliance against Germany and Japan, before the US formally joins in the 'fun'.
1969: British troops are sent to Northern Ireland in a 'limited operation' to restore law and order. It's 30 years before the the 'limited operation' ends.
1979: Dozens of yachets are lost and three people are killed a freak storm blows during the Fastnet Yacht Race.
1980: Polish shipyard workers go on strike in protest over the dismissal of a trade union official. Solidarnosc is born.
2003: Massive power failures cause chaos across NE Amnerica, hitting cities such as New York and Ottawa.