An interesting day

Today I feel is a very interesting day. At least that is what I understand from my copy of The Herald.

1452 Leonardo da Vinci was born.

1755 Dr Samuel Johnson's dictionary was published, containing 40,000 words.

1793 £5 notes were first issued by the Bank of England.

1912 The Titanic sank.

1942 The Island of Malta was awarded the George Cross.

1955 The first McDonald's franchise was opened in Illinois.

1989 The Hillsborough football disaster

I remember with horrible clarity the events of the Hillsborough disaster. I remember with even more distaste the shocking coverage by The Sun the following day. I, like most of Liverpool (even now), vowed never to read that newspaper again.

It is also Emma Thompson's birthday. It turns out we were both born in the same year.