A Marriage Proposal in 1970 - a photo on Flickriver

A Marriage Proposal in 1970

            The Postcard

A postcard bearing no publisher's name that was posted in Southsea using a 5d. stamp on Sunday the 16th. August 1970. The card was sent to:

The Staff,
c/o Jay-Bee Pork Products,
Fifth Road,
Newbury,
Berks.

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

"Hello Dears,
Well we are doing alright
so far, it's nice to be waited
on or so I think, and we are
all out for the day today.
We've come to Southsea
today for a tour.
Cheerio from Dot."

Jean-Pierre Monseré

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

Well, on the 16th. August 1970, cyclist Jean-Pierre Monseré of Belgium won the gold medal in the 1970 UCI Road World Championships a few months before his death.

He became the recognized World Cycling Champion and winner of the rainbow jersey. 

The 21-year old star came in ahead of Leif Mortensen of Denmark in the competition at Mallory Park, a racing circuit at the English village of Kirkby Mallory in Leicestershire.

Seven months later, on the 15th. March 1971, Monseré was struck by a car and killed while riding in another race.

Bonnie Bernstein

The day also marked the birth, in Brooklyn, New York City, of the American sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein.

Elvis Presley

Also on the 16th. August 1970, the Number One chart hit record in the UK was 'The Wonder of You' by Elvis Presley.
   

Taken on: September 14, 2023

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