Anniversaries.

On This Day: 1815: The river Thames froze. 1859: Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species was published. 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald, charged with the assassination of John F Kennedy, was shot by strip club owner Jack Ruby. 1965: An experimental 70mph speed limit was introduced on Britain's motorways. 1973: Aborigines were granted the vote in Australia. 1998: The National Trust finally bought Snowdon, after raising pounds 4 million. 2000: Research showed Oscar Wilde died from an ear infection and not syphilis. 2002: Winston Churchill was voted the Greatest Briton of all time.

Birthdays: 1942: Billy Connolly, 62, Scottish comedian, singer and actor. 1942: Marlin Fitzwater, 62, American politician. 1946: Beverly Bevan ,58, musician with ELO.

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Title Annotation:	Features
Publication:	The Birmingham Post (England)
Date:	Nov 24, 2004
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