Oxford - High Street Prior to 1913. And The Monte Carlo Roulette Wheel.

            The Postcard

A postcard bearing no publisher's name that was posted in Oxford on the 18th. August 1913 to:

Miss Baker,
1, Upper Norwood Street,
Shurdington Road,
Cheltenham.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear E,
Hope you are alright
and your m--- better.
I came here on Friday
and am coming back
on Tuesday.
I have had a lovely
time and nice weather.
Shall hope to see you
on Sunday next.
Love from
Clara".

The Monte Carlo Roulette Wheel

So what else happened on the day that Clara posted the card?

Well, on the 18th. August 1913, at the roulette wheel of Le Grande Casino in Monte Carlo, the colour black came up 26 times in a row. The likelihood of this happening is 136,823,184 to 1.

After the wheel stopped at black 10 straight times, casino patrons began to bet large sums of money on red, believing that black could not possibly come up again. The sums increased even more as the run of black continued.

However the odds of red or black coming up on any individual spin are always 18 out of 37. The casino made several million francs on that night.

Cipriano Castro

Also on that day, Venezuelan government troops recaptured the town of Coro, Venezuela from the rebels led by Cipriano Castro. Two of the rebel leaders, General Lazaro Gonzales and General Urbina, were killed in the battle, while Castro was able to flee.
   

Taken on: August 10, 2021

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