on tihs day in history 31st December
By will_barrow | Thursday, December 31, 2009, 10:21
1964: Campbell speeds to double record - Donald Campbell has broken the world water speed record,
becoming the first man to break the world land and water speed records
in the same year.
1891: A new immigration depot is opens on Ellis Island, New York
1923: The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC
1991: The civil war in El Salvador ends
December 31st birthdays1937: Anthony Hopkins, British actor1943: Ben Kingsley, British actor
1999: UK prepares to celebrate millennium - Britain is gearing up to join a global party in a spectacular array of revelries to welcome in the third millennium.
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I'd rather listen to the 'bongs' on the radio, thanks!
By delilahc at 15:22 on 31/12/09
ReportYou can follow the "bongs" of Big Ben on Twitter! tinyurl.com/yforxub
By biddy_blogger at 12:40 on 31/12/09
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