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  1. Wooperts_duck

    Wooperts_duck Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    966 - King Dub of Scotland died in this year (or Rub A Dub Dub, as he was known by his many friends).
     
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    967 - Television ownership in the USA is 96.7%
     
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    968 - The 968 is a sports car sold by Porsche AG from 1992 to 1995. It took over the entry-level position in Porsche's lineup from the 944.
     
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    969 - Olaf I of Norway was born in this year, and by coincidence, Harald II of Norway died in the same year.
     
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    970 - Casio TV-970 Handheld Colour TV 2.3" LCD screen.
     
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    971 - Saint Swithun's body is moved into an indoor shrine (he was previously buried outside). The ceremony is said to have been marred by 40 days of torrential rain.
     
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    972 - The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral is rebuilt in this year.
     
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    AD973 - Cairo became the capital of the Fatimid Islamic Caliphate
     
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    Round Table 974 - Wotton-under-Edge & District Round Table
     
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    975 - bank certificate that shows the total interest earned and tax paid on an account during a tax year
     
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    976 - 976-TUNA.com your online fish report resource. 976-TUNA.com is the leader in Internet Fish Reports and Fish Counts.
     
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    In the year 977, Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, rebuilds the western end of the Old Minster, Winchester, with twin towers and no apses.
     
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    978 - England's royal mint is located at Guildford.
     
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    979 - The Tynwald (parliament) of the Isle of Man is founded in this year.
     
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    AD980 - Lady Godiva, Countess of Mercia is born
     
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    980 - CBR-980 is a multi-functional Wireless-N broadband router that supports both Cable/DSL as well as mobile Internet access standards.
     
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    981 - The Viking explorer Eric the Red-haired leaves Norway to survey west of Iceland. He finds land and calls it Greenland. Hundreds of land-starved Vikings board longships and head west for this so-called "Greenland".
     
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    Did they stock up at Poundland for the journey?
     
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    Probably, after calling into Lidl for a few 'buy one, get one free' offers.
     
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    Hmm, maybe? Robert was also known (more appropriately), as Robert the Devil, and his son (very aptly) as William the Bastard. He only became the Conquerer after 1066 - the BASTARD!!
     
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