October 14th in history
October 15th
1666Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary that Charles II had started wearing the first known waistcoat. The King was so overweight that he left the bottom button undone, a fashion custom followed to this day.
1888: The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London receive the 'From Hell' letter signed by 'Jack the Ripper' as well as part of a human kidney.
1927Britain's Public Morals Committee attacked the use of contraceptives, on the basis that they caused 'poor hereditary stock'.
1987: In what becomes known as the Great Storm of 1987 a violent extratropical cyclone hits England, France and the Channel Islands. Fallen trees block roads and railways and there is widespread structural damage to property. Many radio stations are off the air due to power and aerial problems. Radio Caroline from the radio-ship Ross Revenge is one of the few that still broadcasting as dawn breaks over the devastation.
Music 1980: Abbey Road Studios in London auctions off thousands of pounds worth of recording equipment, including some used for Beatles recordings. At the same time it is reported that a roll of toilet paper with ‘Property of EMI’ stamped on every sheet sold for £500.
1666Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary that Charles II had started wearing the first known waistcoat. The King was so overweight that he left the bottom button undone, a fashion custom followed to this day.
1888: The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London receive the 'From Hell' letter signed by 'Jack the Ripper' as well as part of a human kidney.
1927Britain's Public Morals Committee attacked the use of contraceptives, on the basis that they caused 'poor hereditary stock'.
1987: In what becomes known as the Great Storm of 1987 a violent extratropical cyclone hits England, France and the Channel Islands. Fallen trees block roads and railways and there is widespread structural damage to property. Many radio stations are off the air due to power and aerial problems. Radio Caroline from the radio-ship Ross Revenge is one of the few that still broadcasting as dawn breaks over the devastation.
Music 1980: Abbey Road Studios in London auctions off thousands of pounds worth of recording equipment, including some used for Beatles recordings. At the same time it is reported that a roll of toilet paper with ‘Property of EMI’ stamped on every sheet sold for £500.
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