On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
text
Season revd
The Giants hurled theselves into the path of the world champions at the Polo Grounds yesterday, but all it got them was a double thrashing for the price of a single admission, a performance scarcely appreciated by 9,950 onlookers.
AS any faithful reader of these pages should recall, our London scout, Mr. W.A. Darlington, was telling just the other day about Noel Coward's latest London activities, i.e., the presentation there of "Present Laughter" and "This Happy Breed."
1943Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (died 2016)[†]
Sir Peter Kenilorea was a Solomon Islander politician, officially styled The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He was the first prime minister of an independent Solomon Islands, from 1978–1981, and also served a second term from 1984–1986.