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Every year will contain anniversaries of various sorts, but I get the impression that 2009 has produced a richer crop than most.
Off the top of my head there's:
Darwin's birth 200 (years ago)
On the Origin of Species 150
Girl Guides turned up at Boy Scout rally 100 (GGs became 'official' in 1910)
Start of WWII (and numerous associated events) 70
Moon Landings 40
Beatles break-up 40
And those are only the ones which are multiples of ten. If we include 'fives' we have
Death of Alan Turing 55
Libyan Embassy siege 25
There must be many more, and most of them spawn radio and TV progs.
A chap on R4 this morning (sorry, can't find a link) argued that mathematically, anniversaries are increasing, and soon there will be no room for any other news at all! 8)
Off the top of my head there's:
Darwin's birth 200 (years ago)
On the Origin of Species 150
Girl Guides turned up at Boy Scout rally 100 (GGs became 'official' in 1910)
Start of WWII (and numerous associated events) 70
Moon Landings 40
Beatles break-up 40
And those are only the ones which are multiples of ten. If we include 'fives' we have
Death of Alan Turing 55
Libyan Embassy siege 25
There must be many more, and most of them spawn radio and TV progs.
A chap on R4 this morning (sorry, can't find a link) argued that mathematically, anniversaries are increasing, and soon there will be no room for any other news at all! 8)