On this day…
Lets travel back in time to see what happened on this day in history.
In 1707, the first parliament of Great Britain had their first meeting.
In 1915 about thirty thousand women marched on New York’s fifth avenue demanding the vote.
In 1917 Lenin called for the October Revolution in the Soviet Union .
In 2001 there was a breakthrough in the Northern Ireland peace process as the IRA began decommissioning
their weapons.
It’s a very happy birthday Brazilian footballer Pele who is 69 today.
TV presenter Cat Deeley is 33 and England cricketer Steve Harmison is 31 today.
