Gday...

1743  -     King George II sparks the tradition of standing during the performance of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's oratorio 'Messiah'. 

1769  -     The developer of the geologic map, William Smith, is born. 

1903  -     The earliest version of the board game 'Monopoly' is developed.

1950  -     Today is World Meteorological Day. 

Cheers - John