One of those great moments occurred today in 1853. Oliver Cromwell. East Anglian squire, Puritan and military whizz-kid expelled the boring, pocket lining, selfish b******s who formed the 'Rump' parliament with the famous words 'Do you mean to sit 'til Doomsday come?' Once they were out, he locked the door, put the key in his pocket and walked away. How cool is that?
And where is Oliver Cromwell today?
In other news ...
Today in 1770 James Cook on board The Endeavour (named after his favourite television cop, Morse) discovered New Zealand. The natives immediately leapt about, sticking their tongues out at him and thrashing his crew at Rugby. The final score was: All Blacks 316, Captain Cook's Fifteen 3.
So disappointed was Cook that he sailed away to find the most boring land in the world - Australia.
