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The Parish Magazine - December 2023 37 History PUZZLE PAGE — 1 Was it really? . . . Elisa Bistocchi, dreamstime.com A Nativity scene at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi . . . 800 YEARS AGO on 25 December 1223 that St Francis of Assisi created the first nativity scene, in Greccio, Italy, after visiting Jesus’ birthplace in the Holy Land. It proved enormously popular and inspired other communities to stage their own nativity scenes. . . . 250 YEARS AGO on 16 December 1773 that the Boston Tea Party took place in Massachusetts. American patriots boarded ships and threw chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbour, as a protest against the British tax on tea. . . . 200 YEARS AGO on 23 December 1823 that the poem The Night Before Christmas was first published in the Sentinel newspapers in Troy, New York. It was written by Clement Clarke Moore. . . . 175 YEARS AGO on 19 December 1848 that Emily Bronte, British novelist and poet, died of tuberculosis, aged 30. She is best known for Wuthering Heights. . . . 100 YEARS AGO on 31 December 1923 that the BBC broadcast the chimes of Big Ben to welcome in the New Year for the first time, The tradition continues to this day. . . . 80 YEARS AGO on 22 December 1943 that Beatrix Potter, children’s writer and illustrator, died. She created animal characters such as Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, and Jemima Puddle-Duck. Footbal Verse Search by Ralph S B U R N L E Y T R C A D E O L I N O T T I N G H A M S D A O E T T K C O Y E N D I I G H A U I R I R O L E N I R T T U Ralph Hewitt is a Sonning resident and a member of a local Methodist Church. He not only loves doing puzzles but he creates them for fun. The grid above contains the names of 28 football teams. They all have five letters or more in their name. Their initial letters are: 2A; 4B; 3C; D, H, J, 4L. 2M,3N, 3R, S, W, 2Y. See if you can find them! If you find all 28 teams you will find that the unused letters spell out a relevant verse from the Good News Bible. You might even manage to identify the verse. Answers next month. Good luck and God Bless! Write your answers here . . . L R O C W J T V A O D D U H D L Y S I E E U L E A V O A R D I N C E N S R V M N M I M E E V H E H N E T L E N T A L T R N C A W D A A E R N H R Y S S O M E N C E L U R X T B Y E F T R U L R A O H E N R U T H I S S N R T B S R T E A R S C E A U S A G I W T D O W L H N L Y R U B A R C E L O N A I A D S D E E L O O P R E V I L M L . . . 75 YEARS AGO years ago, on 10 December 1948 that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. . . . ALSO 75 YEARS AGO on 24 December 1948 that the first Midnight Mass to be televised was broadcast from St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. . . . 65 YEARS AGO , on 5 December 1958 that Britain’s first motorway, the Preston By-pass, was officially opened. It is now part of the M6 and M55. . . . 25 YEARS AGO on 10 December 1998 that the UN listed anti-Semitism as a form of racism. . . . 20 YEARS AGO on 1 December 2003 that using a handheld mobile phone while driving became illegal in the UK. ANSWERS TO LAST MONTH'S COUNTRY VERSE SEARCH LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA ETHIOPIA GHANA HONDURAS BELGIUM GUATEMALA ENGLAND EGYPT AFGHANISTAN ANDORRA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BHUTAN SPAIN HERZEGOVINA COLOMBIA CYPRUS BOLIVIA YEMEN GUADELOUPE GERMANY ANGOLA The hidden Bible verse was from JONAH 4:2 (KJV Was this not my saying when I was yet in my country
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