Air Arms Owners Club

1952 - King George VI dies in his sleep.

As a fitting punishment for all his misdemeanors on this forum over the last 8 years, Raj goes from blue to green on the AAOC

2005 - Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world.

1974 - Three US Astronauts return safely to Earth after a record-breaking 85 days in space.

1983 - A nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner and prize stallion Shergar begins in Ireland.

Bunny Bagger wrote:1983 - A nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner and prize stallion Shergar begins in Ireland.

And ends in Iceland.
Burger section.

1975 - The Conservative party chooses Margaret Thatcher as its new leader.

2016. Researchers in the US working on the Advanced LIGO program announced the first direct observations of gravitational waves and the coalescence of stellar mass black holes thereby confirming that Mr A Einstein was actually quite a bright chap and potentially ushering in a new era in our understanding of the universe

1999 - A group of international scientists reinforces warnings that genetically modified food may be damaging to health.

1975 - British mineworkers' leaders agree to accept the coal board's latest pay offer of up to 35%.