Portal:United Kingdom/Did you know/September 2009


 * ... that it was four years before the British government revealed that a Gazelle helicopter (example pictured) was shot down by friendly fire during the Falklands War?
 * ... that Hitchcon, a convention celebrating the 30th anniversary of the publication of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, will feature a live commentary on Twitter given by Marvin the Paranoid Android?
 * ... that with 665 Members taking part, the August 1892 vote of no confidence against the Marquess of Salisbury's government saw the most votes ever cast in Parliament ?
 * ... that the Dagenham Roundhouse in East London featured acts including Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy and Pink Floyd during the early 1970s?
 * ... that the English herald Ralph Brooke tricked Sir William Segar into granting a coat of arms to a London hangman?
 * ... that Art Attack is the longest running programme in the history of CITV?