Cheadle Hulme is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it lies south- east of Manchester, in the Ladybrook Valley. In 2011, it had a population of 26,479. Evidence of Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity, including coins, jewellery and axes, has been discovered locally. The area was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086; in the early 14th century, it was split into southern and northern parts at about the future locations of Cheadle Hulme and Cheadle respectively. Unlike many English villages, it did not grow around a church; instead it formed from several hamlets. From the late 19th century until 1974, Cheadle Hulme was united with neighbouring places to form the urban district of Cheadle and Gatley. Thereafter, Cheadle Hulme became a distinct place in its own right. Cheadle Hulme has a railway station and is close to Manchester Airport, the M60 and the A34.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1869:

Prospectors in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the "Welcome Stranger". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Stranger

1909:

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (samples pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite

1958:

A U.S. Mark 15 nuclear bomb disappeared off the shores of Tybee Island, Georgia, after it was jettisoned during a practice exercise when the bomber carrying it collided in midair with a fighter plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Tybee_Island_mid-air_collision

2004:

The National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti captured the city of Gonaïves, starting a coup d'état against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Haitian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

who would have thunk it: (colloquial, sometimes sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/who_would_have_thunk_it

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

In matters of national security emotion is no substitute for intelligence, nor rigidity for prudence. To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man — and also a nation.   --Adlai Stevenson II https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II