Great Writing 2

"On 8 January 1947 Elvis Presley celebrated his twelfth birthday and Stephen Hawking his fifth. In New York, Jackson Pollock made his first drip painting. In London the day began with a portent when freezing conditions caused Lambeth Town Hall clock to strike thirteen times at midnight. Less than half a mile away, at 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, Pegg Burns gave birth to a baby boy."

Nicholas Pegg: The Complete David Bowie