December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in a leap year), there are 22 days remaining until New Years Eve and just in case you forgot it is Swindale Parks 17th Birthday!

Yes on this day in 1991 Peter Cash and Carl Booth put their business plan into action and Swindale Parks Recruitment  opened their doors to trade for the first day! Many placements, much hardwork and a few faces later the business continues to grow and develop but remains true to the vision laid out by Pete and Carl all those years ago to help candidates and companies improve their future prospects, by offering recruitment solutions designed to suit their individual needs.

Here are some other historic events that also took place on December 9th

1960 - The first episode of Britain's longest running television soap opera Coronation Street is broadcast

1968 -  Hi-tech visionary Douglas Engelbart first used  a mouse to demonstrate novel ways of working with computers

1979 - The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the  first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.

1992 - Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce their separation