"Harold, king of England, killed defending the country on this day in 1066."
They used to take out a death notice in The Times (of London) every year saying that. I wonder if they still do.
Another anniversary: "There was a demon that lived in the air. They said whoever challenged him would die. Their controls would freeze up, their planes would buffet wildly, and they would disintegrate. The demon lived at Mach 1 on the meter, seven hundred and fifty miles an hour, where the air could no longer move out of the way. He lived behind a barrier through which they said no man could ever pass. They called it the sound barrier."
The demon was beaten fifty-seven years ago today. And that's the second time I've quoted that movie here recently.
And on Britain again, one link: Steyn's terrific piece. As has been pointed out on NRO, who knows how we'd react in this situation, but it's a compelling read.
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