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31-05-2012, 19:24
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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23 could be the death of Kim Il Sung and/or greeting his son as his successor
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Nope.
Still 23 and 33 up for grabs.
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31-05-2012, 19:31
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Re: 20th Century Events.
33. Is the Great Train Robbery (1903)
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31-05-2012, 19:37
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Re: 20th Century Events.
Well, I have looked at both of these numerous times.......haven't a clue.
I'm all quizzed out.
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31-05-2012, 19:38
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Re: 20th Century Events.
Again Nr.23 Vietnamese mourning Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Min) - September 1969.
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31-05-2012, 19:45
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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33. Is the Great Train Robbery (1903)
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Wow Steve I'm impressed. How on earth did you get that?
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31-05-2012, 19:55
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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Wow Steve I'm impressed. How on earth did you get that?
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By putting into Google every "Wild West" type person/event I could think of.
It took a while.
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31-05-2012, 19:56
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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By putting into Google every "Wild West" type person/event I could think of.
It took a while.
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Well done - I'd never heard of it!
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31-05-2012, 20:01
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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Well done - I'd never heard of it!
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It's also the title of a song by the well known American rock band Mountain.
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31-05-2012, 20:07
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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It's also the title of a song by the well known American rock band Mountain.
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Aha all becomes clear... never heard of them either!  
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31-05-2012, 20:14
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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Aha all becomes clear... never heard of them either!  
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You'll probably have heard one of their songs - "Nantucket Sleighride", the instrumental bit was used as the theme tune of Weekend World from the 70's/80's......that's a proper piece of trivia for ya!!!
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31-05-2012, 20:16
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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You'll probably have heard one of their songs - "Nantucket Sleighride", the instrumental bit was used as the theme tune of Weekend World from the 70's/80's......that's a proper piece of trivia for ya!!!
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No and no - what's Weekend World?
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31-05-2012, 20:24
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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No and no - what's Weekend World?
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It was a current affairs programme hosted by Brian Walden, think it was on Sunday afternoons......it ran for years!
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31-05-2012, 20:27
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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It was a current affairs programme hosted by Brian Walden, think it was on Sunday afternoons......it ran for years!
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TV on Sunday afternoons? heaven forbid! Unless it's snooker or Grand Prix - for the other half of course!
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31-05-2012, 20:33
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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TV on Sunday afternoons? heaven forbid! Unless it's snooker or Grand Prix - for the other half of course!
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It was quite well known at the time Put the feem toon in YouTube, you might recognise it.....it was the best thing about the show!!
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31-05-2012, 20:40
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Re: 20th Century Events.
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It was quite well known at the time Put the feem toon in YouTube, you might recognise it.....it was the best thing about the show!!
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No rings no bells whatsoever - can't imagine that on a politics programme! Told you, pop music is a closed book to me.
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