6th March 1960
Guernsey players set darts record
A team of eight Guernsey darts players set a new world record for scoring 1,000,001 in a game lasting 23 hours and two minutes. They beat the previous record by four hours and 48 minutes. That landmark score had been set by a team from Bristol University just a week before.
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Other events that occured in March
Debut of Guernsey-set comedy This is Jinsy
- Jinsy is a stand-in for Guernsey in this surreal TV comedy series.
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Guernsey clears up after heaviest snow in years
- A two-day snowfall brought down trees and power lines, closed the airport and cancelled ferry crossings.
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Guernsey exchange student goes missing in Virginia
- Geography exchange student Jonny Dorey went missing from campus in Richmond, Virginia.
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Guernsey and France tackle the Amoco Cadiz oil spill
- When Amoco Cadiz spilled almost 220,000 tons of oil, the resulting slick stretched more than 40 miles.
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