On this day 1162, Thomas Becket was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.
… 1539Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto
claims Florida for Spain ..
Pont Abermaw (The Barmouth Bridge) was opened on 3rd June 1867. It linked Barmouth to the rail network for the first time. The Barmouth Bridge is a single-track largely wooden railway viaduct that crosses the estuary of the Mawddach River. It was built entirely of wood, by the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway and included a lifting drawbridge to permit the passage of tall ships, which was rebuilt in 1901 as a steel swing bridge.
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1935 French liner SS Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of four days, three hours and 14 minutes on her maiden voyage.
1937 Some six months after abdicating the British throne, Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII), married American socialite Wallis Simpson (who became duchess of Windsor).
1949 The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) is established, marking the division of Germany into two separate states.
1970: Kinks singer Ray Davies is forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to overdub the word 'Cherry Cola’ in his song 'Lola' after the non-commercial BBC object to the original lyric 'Coca-Cola’. [media=https://youtu.be/UPHmxSTMg5M?si=PJQJ7BtjfndTgRuG]
Ray Davies is forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to overdub the word 'Cherry Cola’ in his song 'Lola' after the non-commercial BBC object to the original lyric 'Coca-Cola’.
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Re the bridge it would be nice if they provided the original wooden p4oto of it also.
@LunadelobosIAMTHEDRAGON yeah…don’t appear to be any photos of the original bridge. I can’t find one anyway. The metal one has recently completed a major restoration. .. Off course the staid BBC,who banned songs on a whim( there’s a group dedicated to that on here) were more than happy to play a tune about a guy being seduced by a transvestite as long as the Coca Cola reference was removed 😅
