Coco Chanel was born today in 1883 and made a name for herself in fashion design. Which was odd bearing in mind the orange up-and-down hair, red nose, wide check trousers and huge shoes she always wore were something of an acquired taste.
Perhaps it was the water-squirting buttonhole that did it.
In other news ...
Today in 1934 the German people went to the polls to vote whether Adolf Hitler should be allowed to use the title Fuhrer. 38 million said yes. The 4 million who said no were shot.
