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Whatever you celebrate over the next few days, have a happy one from Saint Helena Island Info.
https://sainthelenaisland.info/christmas.htm
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On this day in 2019 (6 years ago): The Sentinel reports that scientists have confirmed Whale Sharks to be at risk from micro-plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
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Whale Sharks ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

Today’s featured page: Diplomatic Wireless Station
St Helena formerly hosted a "Diplomatic Wireless Station", but what did it actually do? Was it spying?
https://sainthelenaisland.info/diplomaticwireless.htm
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Diplomatic Wireless Station ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

On this day in 2013 (12 years ago): A public meeting at the Blue Hill Community Centre, held to discuss the erratic electricity supply, is disrupted by - a power cut!
https://sainthelenaisland.info/bluehill.htm
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Blue Hill ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

On this day in 1742 (283 years ago): Governor Robert Jenkins complains that Duke Crispe had permitted ‘A Kissing Dance’ at a party.
https://sainthelenaisland.info/glossary.htm#kissingdance
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Scandalous! 😀
Glossary ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

On this day in 1899 (126 years ago): Bishop Welby is killed on Shy Road in Jamestown in a ‘pony & trap accident’. His ghost is said to haunt the road.
https://sainthelenaisland.info/ghoststories.htm#bishopwelby
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Ghost Stories of St Helena ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

Today’s featured page: Could you live here?: What you need to consider
Is living here just your dream, or could it become a reality?
https://sainthelenaisland.info/livehere.htm
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Could you live here? ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

On this day in 1984 (41 years ago): St Helena & Ascension Island’s new coins go into circulation for the first time.
https://sainthelenaisland.info/coins.htm#history
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Notes and Coins of St Helena ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

Today’s ‘Did you know?’… In its history St Helena had two railways: the Inclined Plane (now Jacob's Ladder) and another in Ruperts.
http://sainthelenaisland.info/railway.htm
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Our (Other) Railway ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean