“Sir, when a man is tired of London he is tired of life: for there is in London all that life can afford”






“Sir, when a man is tired of London he is tired of life: for there is in London all that life can afford”
1709 Samuel Johnson was born on this day. He was an English Writer, Lexicographer, poet, critic biographer essayist. He was often known as Dr Johnson
1913 first production of Steel
1899 Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone London
1787 Mozart Completes his Chamber piece
1990 Nasa space probe Magellan gets to Venus
Alfred, Lord Tennyson arguably one of the most famous English Poets dies on this day in 1862 Tennyson is best known for? Tennyson is known
Frank Bruno London born Boxer One of Britains best-known sports personalities through the 1980s and ’90s, Frank Bruno was born on the 16th November 1961,
Some may not be aware, the Hollywood silent movie star, Charlie Chaplin was born in London, on the 23rd September 1952 he travelled back to
Hidden away in the inside foyer of the Hilton London Wembley, is a museum level impressive display of football and music memorabilia. The Hilton London
There are 2014 flats in London’s sprawling Barbican Estate, and each one is literally plugged into the wonder of communal underfloor heating. Electric cables have
The uncompromising brutalist architecture that is the Barbican Estate is a fashion Londoners either find abhorrent or dearly cherish. Those towering blocks, over hanging long walkways, concrete and stone
The USA and the Soviet Union were competing to be the first dominant force in space technology and travel. This became known as the Space
The First Human in Space The Russians won the space race 12 April 1961 when their Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin piloted his space Capsule Vostok 1
Winston Churchill Facts Full Name: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill Parents, Lord Randolph Churchill, and Lady Randolph Churchill (Jennie Spencer-Churchill) Born: 30th November 1874, Blenheim Palace Place of
Hidden away in the inside foyer of the Hilton London Wembley, is a museum level impressive display of football and music memorabilia. The Hilton London
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