Tourists get to see round the set of the long-running TV drama Coronation Street
, by Allan Lee
Coronation StreetTV Premiere (1960), Christmas Card Day (1843), International Anti-corruption Day (2003), Weary Willie Day (1898), National Pastry Day, Ball-Bearing Roller Skates Patented (1884), First Christmas Seals Issued (1904), America's First Formal Cremation/Cremation Day (1792), International Day of Veterinary Medicine, World Techno Day, Public Transit Day, Anna's Day (Sweden), St. Leocadia's Day/Feast Day of Saint Leocadia
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Coronation StreetTV Premiere (1960)
-- One of the UK's longest running television series,
Coronation Streetdepicts the working class residents of a neighborhood in Manchester, England. Created by Tony Warren, this soap is a cultural touchstone, and show story lines have been reported on the news.
Read: 50 Years of Coronation Street: The (Very) Unofficial Story
-- In this comprehensive look at
Corrie,writer Sean Egan takes us on a trip down memory lane that encompasses the moving marriages, unforgettable deaths, iconic storylines, and high profiles of many of the Street's most famous residents, both beloved — Hilda and Stan Ogden, Emily Bishop, Rita Sullivan, and Kevin and Sally Webster — and despised — Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Mike Baldwin, and Gary Windass. It also includes the wider brush strokes of its history, such as how Coronation Street spawned a whole soap industry, from EastEnders to Hollyoaks; how its multiple revamps reflected the changes in working class aspiration over the years, from loos to stone cladding; and how the fans and actors coped with the ever-increasing number of shows.
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Christmas Card Day
- This day honors Sir Henry Cole (1818 - 1874) of England. Cole created the first commercial Christmas Card in 1843. Just a few decades ago, sending Christmas cards through the mail was a holiday
must.Will you be sending out Christmas cards this year?
International Anti-corruption Day (2003)
- On Oct 31, 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (Res 58/4) and designated December 9th as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it.
Weary Willie Day (1898)
- This day is named for Emmett Kelly's clown character
Willie, who was born on December 9, 1898. Today is meant to appreciate the art of clowning and the importance it plays in our lives. So use today to learn some clown skills, maybe juggling or at the very least get some big shoes, put a flower in your pocket and wear a really big red nose!
National Pastry Day
- A fun day created to encourage you to make, and of course eat, your favorite pastries. On this day, well known pastry chefs put on a show, making and displaying their finest creations.
Ball-Bearing Roller Skates Patented (1884)
- Steel ball bearings for wheels were patented on December 9, 1884. In 1898, the Richardson Ball Bearing and Skate company went into production. The design of the quad skate has changed very little since that time.
First Christmas Seals Issued (1904)
- The first tuberculosis Christmas Seal was Denmark 1904, conceived by Danish postal worker Einar Holboll. Sweden and Iceland, issued Christmas Seals the same year. America was not far behind. In 1907, Emily Bissell was responsible for designing, and with the help of Philadelphia newspaperman Leigh Mitchell Hodges, promoting the first U.S. National Christmas Seal.
America's First Formal Cremation (1792)
- The first formal cremation of a human body in America took place near Charleston, SC. Henry Laurens, Colonial statesman and signer of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, in his will provided:I do solemnly enjoin it on my son, as an indispensable duty, as soon as he conveniently can, after my decease, he cause my body to be wrapped in twelve yards of tow cloth and burned until it be entirely consumed, and then, collecting my bones, deposit them wherever he may think proper.Laurens died December 8, 1792, at his plantation and was cremated there.