1666 The first waistcoat (vest) was worn by King Charles II, according to diarist Samuel Pepys

Of all the Brit books I've read, and movies/TV shows I've seen, I could never figure out what a waistcoat was until finally, someone told me that it was simply a vest. Same thing with jumper. Who would have thought it was a sweater?

1967 The Queen Mary ended a career as a transatlantic liner and became a floating hotel and museum at Long Beach, California

It is fun to tour through. I even dealt 21 there on a Casino Night for a fundraiser.