EASY SUDOKU PUZZLES (Answers on page 26) MEDIUM ALL IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY 150 years ago, on 14th Jan 1872 that Greyfriars Bobby, a Scottish Skye terrier dog died. He was famous for having guarded his master’s grave in Edinburgh for 14 years. 100 years ago, on 5th Jan 1922 that Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Irish-born British Antarctic explorer, died of a heart attack in South Georgia. He had led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. 80 years ago, on 8th Jan 1942 that Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and cosmologist was born. Author 21 of A Brief History of Time, he suffered from motor neurone disease for more than 50 years and communicated from his wheelchair via a speech synthesizer. (Died 2018.) Also, on 29th Jan 1942 that the BBC Radio Show Desert Island Discs was first broadcast. It is Britain’s longest running radio show, and the world’s longest running weekly factual radio programme. 75 years ago, on 8th Jan 1947 that David Bowie, pop/ glam rock singer, songwriter, and actor, was born. He became one of the most
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