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All in the month of JULY The US Declaration of Independence – 4th July 1776 When England won the FIFA World Cup Remembering Dolly – the cloned sheep Looking back on 20 years with Twitter…. The Air Tattoo is cancelled because of Iran war Have you noticed the seagulls lately? **  Editor:  We continue our...

It was 250 years ago, on 4th July 1776, that the US Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The original signed parchment still exists, behind bullet-proof glass at the National Archives in Washington, but copies were quickly printed and distributed on the day – not all of them totally accurate. Its...

It was: 250 years ago, on 4th July 1776 that the US Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. 250 years ago, from 12th July 1776 to 4th October 1780, that the British explorer Captain James Cook made his third and final voyage. He travelled to New Zealand and Hawaii, where he...

Sixty years ago, on 30th July 1966, the 1966 FIFA World Cup final took place. England beat Germany 4 – 2.  English player Geoff Hurst became the first (and only) player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. Hurst is also the only surviving member of the England team that started the 1966...

Thirty years ago, on 5th July 1996, Dolly the sheep was born at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh. She was the first cloned mammal. Dolly had three mothers: one provided the egg, another the DNA, and a third carried the cloned embryo to term. Her existence was announced the following February, resulting in much media...

Twenty years ago, on 15th July 2006, Twitter, the online micro-blogging service, was launched. It had been developed earlier that year by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Noah Glass at the podcasting company Odeo. Originally named “twttr”, it was thought of as an SMS-based, short messaging service, at first with a 140-character limit....

The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world’s largest defence shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked to the Iran war. RIAT 2026 had been scheduled for July 17-19 at RAF Fairford, an ​active Royal Air Force base used by the U.S. ​Air Force, in southwest England. But at present the U.S....

Or rather – the lack of them? A recent survey published by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), found that the total number of gulls wintering in the UK has fallen from 3.9 million to just under 2.5 million over the past two decades. It is thought that the reason for the decline of gulls...

All in the month of JUNE Remembering John Constable Our Marilyn Monroe – born 100 years this month Remembering G K Chesterton BBC Proms will still celebrate the US – despite Trump’s lawsuit Our potholes are killing us ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, June)...

It was: 250 years ago, on 11 June 1776 that the Second Continental Congress appointed John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R Livingston and Roger Sherman to create the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Also 250 years ago, on 11th June, that John Constable, British landscape artist, was born. 150 years ago,...

It was 250 years ago, on 11th June 1776, that John Constable, British landscape artist, was born. Widely known as a painter in the Romantic tradition, Constable had a deeply conservative faith centred on the Church of England, which he viewed as an essential stabilising force in society. His painting of Salisbury Cathedral is regarded...

One hundred years ago, on 1st June 1926, the American film actress, model and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was born. Remembered for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and Some Like it Hot, among others, she died in 1962.  Her original name was Norma Jeane Mortenson, and she was born in Los Angeles, spending...