Sunday 10 May 2015

Today in History 10th May

Welcome gentle reader, lets plunge into the maelstrom of history again.


1774: Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette become King and Queen of France.



1863: 'Stonewall' Jackson, dies 10 days after being accidentally shot by his own troops.
1899: Actor and Dancer Fred Astaire is born


1940: Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of United Kingdom
1957: The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious is born

1967: The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are charged with drug possession.

1994: Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as President of South Africa.

#louisxvi #marie-antoinette #stonewalljackson #winstonchurchill #nelsonmandela #fredastaire #sidvicious #mickjagger #keithrichards


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