What is the oldest Scientific Society in the world? A member may add the letters FFS letters to their title? Opening in 1660 by Royal Charter? Granted by Royal Charter, King Charles II The Royal Academy in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Academy of Sciences. The members of the society are known as Fellows, 54 …
Just when did Compulsory education start in England, one long journey and many parallels with today The earliest known schools in England where connected to the Church, all the way back to 600 AD. in 604 AD a school was set up in what is now known as Rochester Cathedral. Though things started earlier it …
29th November 1870 Elementary compulsory Education Act Read More »
26th November, Cyber Monday, but what is it? In a nutshell, Cyber Monday is an American marketing drive which came about back in 2005 to drive sales for online businesses. The date actually follows the weekend after Thanksgiving. Usually, a 4-day holiday people were returning to work, after a break from work, errands, shopping. Cyber …
The Real end of WW1, 25th November 1918? The Armistices in mainland Europe on the 11th of November did not signal the end of hostilities everywhere. Fighting continued in East Africa. The war continued in now what is called Zambia (back then Northern Rhodesia. It is said that at the time of the European armistices …
There are No other words – Freddy Mercury Freddy Mercury born 5th September 1946 – 24th November 1991
1878 Frank Pick Influenced London Transport, in particular, London Underground corporate Identity Frank Pick 1878-1941 left a legacy for London that has far outlived his lifetime and still surrounds us. The First Chief Executive of London Transport. In the 1930’s he revolutionised the civic and social aspect of public transport decor and thought the …
23rd November 1878 Frank Pick London Transport inovator was born Read More »
On the 22nd November 1990, Margaret Thatcher Resigned after being Prime Minister for 11 years. Margaret Thatcher led the Tory party to 3 general election victories, 2 of which were landslides. The Thatcher years covered the whole of the 1980s connecting the end of the 70s to the start of the 90s. The end of …
The worlds biggest TV Cliff Hanger, Who did shoot JR? If you are from a certain age, the question ‘Who shot Jr?’ is embedded deep into your vocabulary. Such was the power of TV in the 1980’s. The American TV show Dallas left the world waiting 8 months on a cliffhanger when JR Ewing (played …
The future queen of the United Kingdom on the 19th November 1947 marries Philip Mountbatten. Elizabeth married at the age of 21 to Philip, a Greek prince. Before the marriage could take place Philip had top become a naturalised British citizen. The wedding took place when the country was still under rationing, the material for the …
20th November 1947 Future British Queen Marries Philip Mountbatten Read More »
The United Kingdom started a National Lottery on the 19th November 1994 The Lottery started with a £1.00 ticket offering you a 1 in 14,000,000 chance of winning by guessing the 6 correct numbers out of 49. The first Lottery received national coverage with a reported jackpot of 7 million Pounds. The first draw saw 7 jackpot …
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