John Brooke-Little was an influential and popular writer on heraldic subjects and a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, England. In 1947, while still a student, Brooke-Little founded the "Society of Heraldic Antiquaries", now known as The Heraldry Society and recognized as one of the leading learned societies in its field. He served as the society's chairman for 50 years and then as its President from 1997 until his death in 2006. In addition to founding this group, Brooke-Little was involved in other heraldic groups and societies and worked for many years as an officer of arms. Having started his career as Bluemantle Pursuivant, Brooke-Little worked his way up to the second-highest heraldic office in England–Clarenceux King of Arms.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1698: Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, was destroyed by fire. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Whitehall)

1884: The Fabian Society, a socialist intellectual movement, was founded in London. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society)

1936: Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine))

1948: Thakin Nu of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League presided over the independence of Burma (now Myanmar) from the British Empire. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Myanmar)

2004: The NASA Mars Rover Spirit landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MER-A)

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Men learn little from others' experience. But in the life of one man, never the same time returns. -- T.S. Eliot, in Murder in the Cathedral (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/T.S._Eliot)