side. she was britain s first tabloid princess or queen actually. but she doesn t enjoy it for long. show died of an illness a few weeks george iv was crowned. so coronations have been much crazier and messier in the aft than these days. in fact it was tamed and transformed by a coronation. that of queen elizabeth in 1953. it happened because this thousand-year-old tradition was, for the first time, televised. ahead of the event, the bbc repurposed old military transmitters in order to expand its coverage to reach a broader public. tv sales in the country skyrocketed in anticipation. an estimated 27 million people in the u.k. tuned in which is more than half of the population at the time. the british royal air force even flew bombers carrying film canisters of the event across the pond to be broadcast on
unlikable king and press that took caroline s side. she was in many ways britain s first tabloid princess or queen, actually, but she didn t enjoy it for long. she died of an illness a few weeks after george iv was crowned. so coronations have been much crazier and messier in the past than these days. in fact, the british monarchy was tamed and transformed by a coronation. that of queen elizabeth in 1953. it happened because this thousand-year-old tradition was, for the first time, televised. ahead of the event, the bbc repurposed old military transmitters in order to expand its coverage to reach a broader public. tv sales in the country skyrocketed in anticipation. an estimated 27 million people in the u.k. tuned in which is more than half of the population at the time. the british royal air force even flew bombers carrying film canisters of the event across the pond to be broadcast on
every seat in the virginia house of delegates was up. all 100 seats in that house of the state legislature, and in 2017 when the results wer were tallied on election night, republicans had 50, democrats had 49 and the final seat was a tie. literally a tie. the democrat and the republican in the last race both got the exact same number of votes. in the end, the way they decided that race was they pulled the winner s name out of a bowl. they put both candidates names in separate film canisters, pulled one out of a bowl. that person got to be the elected official in the legislative district. it ended up being the republican, and that s how the republicans got a 51 seat majority in the house of delegates after the 2017 election. in addition to that unexpected problem of a literal tie in one race, there was another problem, though. if the democrat had won that virtual coin toss, that would have meant that the virginia house of delegates would have also found itself in a dead even
governorship, they lost in virginia, but they held on to the governor s seat in new jersey. so overall, in historical terms, not a bad night. the balance did shift, and there s an interesting question and a live question now as to how much it has shifted, and this is something that we have seen before in recent history. in 2017, just like last night, every seat in the virginia house of delegates was up. all 100 seats in that house of the state legislature. and in 2017 when the results were tallied on election night, of the 100 seats in the house, republicans had 50 of them, democrats had 49, and the final seat was a tie, literally a tie. the democrat and the republican in the last race both got the exact same number of votes. in the end, the way they decided that race was they pulled the winner s name out of a bowl. they put both candidates names in separate film canisters. they pulled one out of a bowl.