30th November

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St Andrew’s Day. He is the patron saint of Scotland, also of golfers and fishermen. Saint Andrew's stained glass window at Innerwick Church, Perth and Kinross.

1872 The first football match between England and Scotland took place, at Hamelton Crescent Glasgow. It ended in a 0-0 draw.

1874 Birth of Sir Winston Leonard Churchill, British statesman, journalist, historian and Nobel prize-winner for literature. He was a descendant of the great Duke of Marlborough, and was born born in Blenheim Palace. The great wartime Prime Minister, with his highly quotable speeches, was considered by many as ‘the greatest living Englishman’.

1913 Charlie Chaplin made his film debut without the moustache and cane in 'Making a Living'.

1934 The steam locomotive Flying Scotsman (Engine No. 4472) becomes the first to officially exceed 100mph. She has recently undergone major restoration at the National Railway Museum in York.

1936 The Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire. The spectacular blaze was seen miles away. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, it was originally erected in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition in 1851.

1944 HMS Vanguard, Britain’s largest, and last ever battleship, was launched at Clydebank.

1955 Floodlights were used for the first time at Wembley Stadium, during an international game with Spain.

1960 Gary Lineker, footballer, and former England captain, was born. Despite his long career, Lineker was never cautioned by a referee for foul play, a feat equalled only by Billy Wright, John Charles and Sir Stanley Matthews.

1968 The Trade Descriptions Act came into force making it a crime for a trader to knowingly sell an item with a misleading label or description.

1982 A letter bomb exploded inside No. 10, Downing Street, injuring a member of staff. The package was sent by animal rights activists. Margaret Thatcher was at home when the device exploded but she was not hurt in the blast.

1983 Seaweed contaminated by heavy radioactivity was discovered in Cumbria, near the Sellafield nuclear plant.

1987 At Christie's auctioneers in London, a painting by Edgar Degas, 'The Laundry Maids', was sold for £7.48 million.

1999 British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merged to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defence contractor and the fourth largest aerospace company in the world.

2011 Up to two million public sector workers from 30 trade unions went on strike over reforms to their pensions, hitting public services as diverse as health, refuse and tax collection. Thousands of schools were closed and ports and airports were affected as border control staff walked out. It was the biggest day of strike action in more than 30 years, with warning of more stoppages to follow if ministers refused to negotiate on the dispute.

[wendy]

A very happy day for St Andrews Day today, but touched with great sadness because of the terrible accident
Glasgow helicopter crash: At least three dead at Clutha pub

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25165894
Saturday, November 30

[Misspears]

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