Lester Piggott 1957 with Her Majesty the Queen

English Celebrities of the 1950’s Still Alive Today (February 2021)

February 18th 2021
I was born in 1951 and treasure my memories of the 1950’s and 60’s. For some reason, the other day, I began thinking about the great English names of the 1950’s who are still alive. I wrote down the ones that sprang instantly to mind and then Googled them to see if I was right. One of the names – Terry Downes, the boxer - turned out to be dead (he died in 2017), but the rest of my names ar ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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Kevin Mulqueen

I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info

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