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?