Sir Alex Ferguson

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Egon Ronay diesRestaurateur Egon Ronay died on this day in 2010.

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Black Dog’s Tail dockedOn this day in 1965 workmen entered the chamber of the House of Commons and cut down Black Dog’s Tail, the length of tarred rope from HMS Victory that had hung from the ceiling since the ship’s return from the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Alexander Chapman Ferguson was born in Govan, Glasgow on this day in 1941. Read on...

Ferguson: traditionalist with a taste for the finer things in life

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