David Tynan O'Mahony, known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority. His technique and style have influenced young British comedians.

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1936A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.^[†]

The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was 15 miles 1 furlong (24 km) long. It was accessed via a junction with the River Irwell in Salford. Seventeen locks were required to climb to the summit as it passed through Pendleton, heading northwest to Prestolee before it split northwest to Bolton and northeast to Bury. Between Bolton and Bury the canal was level and required no locks. Six aqueducts were built to allow the canal to cross the rivers Irwell and Tonge and several minor roads.

Headlines from July 6, 1936

Britain Will Build World Aviation Hub; First of Transatlantic Planes Is Tested

RESORT TILLS BULGE AS HOLIDAY ENDS; Free-Spending Throngs Troop Homeward, Jamming Roads, Trains and Buses. FIRECRACKER KILLS GIRL 3 Drown, Auto Crashes Fatal to 4 -- Nation's Toll Mounts to 346 for Week-End. RESORT TILLS FULL AS HOLIDAY ENDS

PARIS POLICE FIGHT 10,000 RIGHTISTS; MANY ARE INJURED; Demonstrators Take Refuge in Cafes, Where They Hurl Chairs at Pursuers. BLUM MAKES PEACE PLEA Leftist-Nationalist Battles Are Reported in Other Centers -- 31 Policemen Are Hurt.

DROUGHT'S RAVAGES IN MINNESOTA AREA SHOWN BY A SURVEY; Twelve Counties Lose Half of Normal Production, Six Others Affected. CATTLE TURNED IN FIELDS Consume Oats, Rye, Corn and Wheat When Hay Is Parched and Pastures Fail. MINNESOTA CROPS PARCHING IN FIELDS

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