Hmmm …
I’ve GOT to admit, couldn’t resist posting up a couple of pictures of my nephew, Jude.
Well …
It’s GREAT … !
He’s at the gurgle stage, at the moment.
Well …
Gurgle, grab things, and see if their edible.
Which is awkward, if it’s your phone.
Jude does have this thing about gadgetry, he really does … !
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju putting in his answers: and, along with bagging 6 out of 6, also managed to let us know about the Harvard Mk 1*.
Lets see how he — and you, and anyone else who chooses to join us — does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 8th August, 1963, saw the notorious Great Train Robbery take place: Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs famous evaded capture by staying in which South American country … ?Q2) More to the point, this was after escaping from which UK prison … ?Q3) 8th August, 1949, saw which Himalayan kingdom become independent … ?Q4) 8th August, 1974, saw the resignation of President Richard Nixon: in which Richard O’Brien musical film, is his speech heard on a car radio … ?Q5) And finally … 8th August, 1908, saw which of the Wright Brothers make their first public flight … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 7th August, 1930, saw the last what take place in the northern part of the USA … ?A1) Lynching.Q2) 7th August, 1987, saw Lynne Cox become one of the few people to swim across what … ?Q2) The Bering Strait, between Alaska and Siberia, in Russia.Q3) 7th August, 1944, saw the formal dedication of the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator: how was this also known … ?A3) The Harvard Mark 1.Q4) 7th August, 1958, saw playwright Arthur Miller clear of Contempt of Congress, after refusing to pass names to which congressional committee?A4) The House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC.Q5) More to the point, who was he married to, at the time … ?A5) Marilyn Monroe.Q6) And finally … 7th August, 1981, saw which US newspaper publish its last edition … ?A6) The Washington Star.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
After I’ve played you out with a tune from birthday, The Edge …
* I know exactly what you mean, Kaiju: I’ve an ageing Nokia 2730 that, while it’s not as stunning as some, is definitely several orders of magnitude more powerful than my old ZX Spectrum … Even though it did have a whole, massive 48k of RAM … !
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