From the Editor
Hi everyone – we are still following up (on last month’s lead story) on what could be catastrophic for our town and area if they are not stopped. I’m talking about the Zama Zama’s mining on the tributaries and the actual Blyde River. Let’s see what we can get in terms of news and revelations.
We have a new viewpoint from Granny Zee (below) – we welcome her to our publication. Should get tongues wagging.
Some interesting dates in the month of July:
July 1 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg began, a turning point in the American Civil War.
July 3 1976: The raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda occurred as an Israeli commando unit rescued 103 hostages on a hijacked Air France airliner.
July 3 1996: The Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, was confirmed to be returned to Scotland from Westminster Abbey
July 4 1776: The United States Declaration of Independence accepted.
July 4 1862: The tale of Alice in Wonderland was born on this day, when author Lewis Carroll first told the story to Alice Liddell.
July 5 1687: The first edition of Isaac Newton’s great work, Principia, was published by the Royal Society in England.
July 6 1885: Louis Pasteur unveiled his cure for rabies.
July 10 1943: The Allied invasion of Italy (WW2) began with an attack on the island of Sicily.
July 14 1789: The fall of the Bastille occurred at the beginning of the French Revolution.
July 16 1945: The first atomic bomb was tested by the US in 1945.
July 18 1918: Nelson Mandela was born the son of a Tembu tribal chieftain.
July 20 1969: Neil Armstrong (on Apollo 11) became the first person to walk on the moon.
July 25 1978: The world’s first test-tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born.
July 25 1909: The world’s first international overseas airplane flight was achieved by Louis Bleriot in a small monoplane when he flew over the English Channel.
Granny Zee’s View
I heard there’s a new 5-star lodge on Hoedspruit Wildlife estate. Feathers have been ruffled, we all know where Tom Cruise stayed, but there’s a new high-end lodge. One of the owners is flamboyant and vociferous – I’m watching to see the longevity of the new kids in town. See ya’all next month!
