‘Truman pegs’ bring relief – and anxiety…

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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.

Christmas came early in 1948, with the arrival in austerity Britain of a consignment of ‘Truman pegs’ from the United States. Read on...

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