On this day

@torunn said
They may have said that, or 'Let's respect each other's territories and we will do fine.'

That's likely what they said but we know that it was not reciprocal. 😲

@great-big-stees said
That's likely what they said but we know that it was not reciprocal. 😲

Very true, as is often the case with the White man.

@torunn said
Very true, as is often the case with the White man.

Yup. 😢

Today in History, December 27, 1904: James Barrie's 'Peter Pan' opened in London.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/12/27/today-history-december-27-1904-james-barries-peter-pan-opened-london/2741470001/

-VR

On this date in 1895, the Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Louis, held the first public showing of their movies in Paris.

On this date in 1935, Elvis Aron Presley was born. He would have been 85.

On this date, January 8
1958 - Bobby Fisher, at the age of 14, won the United States Chess Championship for the first time.

Richard Milhous Nixon
Born: January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California
Died: April 22, 1994, New York, New York
Known For : Richard Nixon was the US president from 1969 to 1974. He became the first president to resign as he was facing certain impeachment. He previously served as Vice President under Eisenhower, and a US Representative and Senator from California. While his administration was marred by scandals, including the Watergate Scandal, Nixon was successful in much of his legislative agenda. During his terms in office the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) were created and NASA landed on the Moon. He also became the first president to visit communist China and ended US involvement in the VIetnam War.

-VR

Today 100 years ago Federico Fellini was born.

175 years ago "the raven" by E.A. Poe was published for the first time.

75 years ago the Jalta conference begun. There the conditions for the time after the world War were set

Happy birthday to Charles Dickens, who was born on this day in 1812!

@torunn said
Happy birthday to Charles Dickens, who was born on this day in 1812!

Is he still alive?

@great-big-stees said
Is he still alive?

It may not be happy, but he still has a birthday.

On this day in 1972
The British Government declared a 'state of emergency' three months into a National Miners' Strike.