The day - today

[Pigmy Pony]

23 April 1616
William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on what has traditionally been regarded as the 52nd anniversary of his birth in 1564.

23 April 1898
Spain declared war on the US, which responded in kind two days later.

23 April 2020
US president Donald Trump noted that researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on Covid-19 and wondered aloud during a White House press conference whether they could be injected into people. ( How stupid can you get? )

Well you could be the American voters who look set to bring him back. That's how stupid

24 April 2018 - Streaming music services overtake CD and vinyl sales for the first time according to IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry).

24 April 1968 - Paul McCartney "I'm not dead" shock denial.

[Barry]

24 April 1916
The Easter rebellion began in Dublin against British rule in Ireland (ended on April 29).

24 April 1965
The Pennine Way - 250 miles from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border - was officially opened.

24 April 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Birthdays:

Shirley MacLaine, entertainer, 90
Barbara Streisand, singer/actress, 82
Jean Paul Gaultier, fashion designer, 72
Kelly Clarkson, singer-songwriter, 42.

[Pigmy Pony]

29 April 2014 - a campaign poster advertising Nigel Farage's UKIP was inadvertently placed next to a "Go Outdoors" poster for inflatable tents that bore the slogan 'No Poles Required'

29 April 1990 - Wrecking cranes begin tearing down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.

[Barry]

Well spotted Steve.

Gosh, was the fall of the Berlin wall really 34 years ago?

[Pigmy Pony]

I know, that's almost two generations. In 1990 my daughter was still pre-school. This year her son is school-leaving age. Why is it that childhood seems to be so long, while adulthood is increasingly fleeting? Should be the other way round.

[Macca]

Well spotted Steve.

Gosh, was the fall of the Berlin wall really 34 years ago?

I didn't find out about it until Christmas when I was round at someone's house who had a telly.

[Pigmy Pony]

I didn't find out about it until Christmas when I was round at someone's house who had a telly.

I assume you mean Christmas 1990 and not Christmas just gone.

So you may not be aware that they found Trevor Jordache's body two years after it went under the patio, unless your mate with the telly kept you updated

[Macca]

I assume you mean Christmas 1990 and not Christmas just gone.

So you may not be aware that they found Trevor Jordache's body two years after it went under the patio, unless your mate with the telly kept you updated

That was a couple of years later? By then I had a girlfriend who owned a black and white portable (which I hooked up to the hi-fi via the headphone socket ofc) so Brookie was back on the menu.

[Pigmy Pony]

That was a couple of years later? By then I had a girlfriend who owned a black and white portable (which I hooked up to the hi-fi via the headphone socket ofc) so Brookie was back on the menu.

"What, another night in? Sometimes I think you only want me for my black and white telly... and why do you ask me to pause it every time Lindsey Corkhill bends over? You know that technology hasn't arrived yet".

And you're right, the Trevor Jordache thing was mid-nineties.

[Macca]

"What, another night in? Sometimes I think you only want me for my black and white telly... and why do you ask me to pause it every time Lindsey Corkhill bends over? You know that technology hasn't arrived yet".

And you're right, the Trevor Jordache thing was mid-nineties.

I used to watch Brookie since it helped with homesickness. Which she found quite amusing. She was posh and didn't really approve of watching telly. Although she did get into Brookie even though it was past its best by then.

I think that the whole Jordache thing was about 1991/1992. But might be wrong.

I got her into 'Prisoner: Cell Block H' too