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The actor, Henry Fonda, was born in Nebraska on 16 May 1905 - read old newspaper stories on his life and movies http://t.co/AaGNmVYT
On 16 May 1888, Emile Berliner gave the first demonstration of flat recording disc to members of the Franklin Institute http://t.co/2bu6qkqB
Frank Baum, author of 'The Wizard of Oz', was born in New York on 15 May 1856 - read old reviews & adverts for the film http://t.co/WAhDh2Yt
Crooner and actor, Frank Sinatra, died on 15 May 1998 - read old news stories about his life, singing and movies http://t.co/ylDBcHp9 #music
Amy Johnson arrives in England on 15 May 1936, after a record-breaking flight to South Africa and back http://t.co/WjtrOnPE #history
@RyedaleFamilies Hi, I just sent you a direct message to you via Twitter - look forward to hearing more about your ggg-gandfather's books!
@RyedaleFamilies Oh that's a wonderful thing to discover! What are the books? And, ahem, how much are they asking for them? #genealogy
Thomas Gainsborough, the English painter of portraits and landscapes, was born in Sudbury on 14 May 1727 http://t.co/VJfe5vKj #art #artists
On 14 May 1796, Edward Jenner carries out the first successful #smallpox vaccination - read old news stories on Jenner http://t.co/YORyY2o7
'The First World War From Above': a fascinating documentary with some amazing footage. BBC4, Monday 14 May, 20.00 http://t.co/l5VtA2Ux #ww1
We love this story about the green plaque unveiled in #London to mark the bicentenary of limerist, Edward Lear http://t.co/Y16JtnVz #poetry
The explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, died on 13 May 1930. Nansen introduced the 'Nansen Passport' for displaced persons http://t.co/xnArNdZg
On 13 May 1940, Winston #Churchill made his 'blood, toil, tears and sweat' speech to the House of Commons http://t.co/yk4CF7jl #history