08/03/10

Slow day today.  In 1775, Thomas Paine published "African Slavery in America", calling for the emancipation of slaves and abolition of slavery in America.  Radio 4 broadcast the first episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1978.

Born today:  Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), Lynne Redgrave (1943), Mickey Dolenz (1945) and Gary Numan (1958).

It is International Women's Day.