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Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

Voltaire (1694-1778)

This Week in History:

May 6th - 11th

Test yourself:

Press the buttons to reveal the answers.
1
What was celebrated in 1995?
The 50th anniversay of VE Day
2
Who became which country's first black president in what year?
Nelson Mandela became South Africa's president in 1994.
3
Who did what in 1954 at what age?
Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile aged 25.
4
Who did what in 2001?
John Paul II became the first pope to visit a mosque.
5
Who did what in drag in 2014?
Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision Song Contest.
6
Who opened the Channel Tunnel in 1994 after how many years of construction?
Queen Elizabeth II and President Francois Mitterrand after 6 years of construction

Notes:

According to Reuters Roger Bannister dreamed of taking part in the Oxford Cambridge boat race but being 180 cm tall and weighing 68 kilos was told he was too tall and light to ever make a good oarsman. His record lasted just 46 days. My father was at Oxford at the time. He could have gone to watch Bannister but preferred instead to go see Bradman play cricket.

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