Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us.
To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay the same it is fascinating to note what made the news this week in history, starting 9th November
2004: Veteran leader Yasser Arafat is dead – Yasser Arafat dies in hospital in Paris, aged 75, bringing to an end more than 40 years of rule over the Palestinian people.
1992: Church of England votes for women priests – The Church of England’s parliament votes by a narrow margin to allow women to be ordained as priests.
1973: Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne – The wedding of the Queen’s only daughter, Princess Anne, takes place at Westminster Abbey.
Celebrity Birthdays
10th – Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville is 52
11th – Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 41 and actress Demi Moore is 53
13th – Actress Whoopi Goldberg is 59
14th – HRH The Prince of Wales – Charles Windsor – is 66
