27th September

One of the most famous letters in history landed on the desk of the Central News Agency today in 1888. It began 'Dear Boss' and ended 'Yours truly, Jack the Ripper'. It sparked the greatest and longest-running murder industry in the world.

In other news ...
Some books will tell you that Engelbert Humperdinck died on this day in 1921. Please go to your local library TODAY and alter this in any relevant book. Engelbert Humperdinck sang Britain's entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Mind you, he didn't look well ....

7th August

Martha Tabram died today in 1888. She was probably the first victim of the still unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper aka the Whitechapel Murderer. The Metropolitan Police are a little stretched at the moment with the Olympic security issue, but just as soon as the Games are over, they have promised Press and public they'll be right on it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Killer-M-J-Trow/dp/1845631269/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344262511&sr=8-1

As you can see, I have added a link - or have I? It's a mystery and no mistake, this computer stuff. If I have you will find yourself on Amazon, where you can buy an excellent book by my old mate M J Trow on who Jack the Ripper really was .... possibly.

In other news ...
A UFO was sighted over Basle in Switzerland on this day in 1556. Was it a bird? Was it a plane? Was it Clark Kent? Whatever it was, it was the only thing to have happened in Switzerland since William Tell tried to murder his own son and pretended it was a feat of extraordinary marksmanship.