21st October…a sad day in Welsh History
21st October
Aberfan 1966
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1520 Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes after transiting the Strait of Magellan between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, becoming the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific.
1803 English scientist John Dalton reads his paper "On the Absorption of Gases by Water and Other Liquids" to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, outlining his atomic theory.
1805 At the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson gave his famous signal, ‘England expects...’ which flew from the HMS Victory shortly after 11:00 a.m. The British won this important battle against Napoleon’s combined French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar, south-west of Spain and left Britain's navy unchallenged until the 20th century but Nelson was one of the day’s casualties. Nelson's flagship, Victory is now preserved at Portsmouth.
1960 John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon clash in the fourth and final presidential debate in New York City.
1985 In one of Britain's worst motorway crashes, 13 people were killed on the M6 motorway in Lancashire.
1988 A Greek cruise ship sank after a collision with a freighter. All 390 British schoolchildren and 81 teachers were rescued.
On 21st October 1993 the Welsh Language Act 1993 was enacted. It put Welsh and English on an equal basis, when providing services to the public in Wales and represents a milestone in the modern history of the language.
1958: Buddy Holly's last recording session takes place at Pythian Temple Studios, New York City. The songs recorded included 'Raining In My Heart', 'Moondreams' and 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'. Holly would die in February 1959 aged 22 in a plane crash.
1976: Keith Moon plays his last ever show with The Who at the end of their North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. Their final album with Moon Who Are You would be released on 18th August 1978. The drummer would be found dead less than a month later after taking 32 tablets of Heminevrin — a drug prescribed to combat his alcohol withdrawal
Aberfan 1966
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1520 Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes after transiting the Strait of Magellan between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, becoming the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific.
1803 English scientist John Dalton reads his paper "On the Absorption of Gases by Water and Other Liquids" to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, outlining his atomic theory.
1805 At the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson gave his famous signal, ‘England expects...’ which flew from the HMS Victory shortly after 11:00 a.m. The British won this important battle against Napoleon’s combined French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar, south-west of Spain and left Britain's navy unchallenged until the 20th century but Nelson was one of the day’s casualties. Nelson's flagship, Victory is now preserved at Portsmouth.
1960 John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon clash in the fourth and final presidential debate in New York City.
1985 In one of Britain's worst motorway crashes, 13 people were killed on the M6 motorway in Lancashire.
1988 A Greek cruise ship sank after a collision with a freighter. All 390 British schoolchildren and 81 teachers were rescued.
On 21st October 1993 the Welsh Language Act 1993 was enacted. It put Welsh and English on an equal basis, when providing services to the public in Wales and represents a milestone in the modern history of the language.
1958: Buddy Holly's last recording session takes place at Pythian Temple Studios, New York City. The songs recorded included 'Raining In My Heart', 'Moondreams' and 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'. Holly would die in February 1959 aged 22 in a plane crash.
1976: Keith Moon plays his last ever show with The Who at the end of their North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. Their final album with Moon Who Are You would be released on 18th August 1978. The drummer would be found dead less than a month later after taking 32 tablets of Heminevrin — a drug prescribed to combat his alcohol withdrawal
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