Things happen every day, big and small. Together they make our family history, our local history, our country’s history and sometimes they become part of global history.
All of these things happened on 16th August in years gone by.
Peterloo Massacre 1819.
Elvis Presley 1935 – 1977.
First transatlantic telegram
Walking in the park 2016.
In 1819 the Peterloo Massacre occurred in Manchester.
In 1858 Queen Victoria the first transatlantic telegram was sent by Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan.
In 1977 Elvis Presley died.
In 2016 I was dog sitting and spent the day in the park.
Simultaneous
dawning of a new era
disappearing star.
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