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- It was: 250 years ago, on 10th May 1773 that Britain passed the Tea Act, which favoured the British East India Company over the American colonies, which led to the Boston Tea Party in December, which escalated into the American Revolution and the establishment of the USA. 150 years ago, on 1st May 1873 that...All in the month of MAY
- Of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen Consort. On Saturday 6th May the Coronation will take place. It is based on a solemn religious ceremony which has remained largely unchanged for more than 1000 years. For the past 900 years, the ceremony has taken place at Westminster Abbey, and is conducted by...COUNTDOWN TO THE CORONATION
- He was born at 9.14pm on 14th November 1948, to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, at Buckingham Palace in London. He has been heir-apparent to the throne since he was three years old. He is the first monarch in British history to have earned a university degree. From 1967 to 1970 he studied history at...Did you know 10 Facts about King Charles III?
- Some 250 years ago, on 10th May 1773, Britain passed the Tea Act, which favoured the British East India Company over the American colonies. This led to the Boston Tea Party in December, which escalated into the American Revolution and the establishment of the USA. The idea of the Tea Act was to help the...How an argument over tea led to the founding of America
- It was 150 years ago, on 1st May 1873, that David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, died. He was best known for his search for the sources of the Nile, and for going missing (and being found by the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley) in the wilds of Africa. Livingstone was born in Blantyre,...Remembering David Livingstone – missionary and explorer
- Sixty years ago, on 27th May 1963, the folk/blues album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was released. It included the hit song Blowin’ in the Wind and marked the start of an amazing singing-songwriting career. It was in fact Bob Dylan’s second album, but the first to contain all his own songs. He came to prominence...Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’
- Just 75 years ago, on 14th-15th May 1948, Israel was declared an independent state as the British mandate in Palestine came to an end, and the Arab-Israeli War began with the invasion of Israel by Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The war had been preceded by considerable unrest, with Zionist gangs committing atrocities and...75 years since the independence of Israel
- All in the month of APRIL strong>Happy Birthday, Cadbury Crème Egg Easter eggs galore!s trong>First flight over Everest Remembering the Royal Yacht Britannia Remembering Corrie ten Boom Who is eating the plastic at sea? Why the stars are fading Why is it getting harder to see your GP ** Editor: We continue our column that...Looking at Community (all articles) for April 2023
- It was: 150 years ago, on 4th April 1873 that the Kennel Club was founded in London. It oversees dog shows and dog agility competitions and operates Britain’s national register of pedigree dogs. The Kennel Club licenses dog shows throughout the UK, but the only dog show that it actually runs is Crufts. The Kennel Club...All in the month of APRIL
- Cadbury Crème Eggs celebrate their 60th birthday this Spring. They have a lot to celebrate: the Creme Egg is the best-selling confectionery item between New Year’s Day and Easter in the UK, with annual sales of more than 200 million eggs, worth about £55 million. Cadbury Crème Eggs were first created by the British chocolatier...Happy Birthday, Cadbury Crème Egg
- Easter eggs. We like them. So much so, that about 80 million are sold in the UK each year. They go on sale early: major supermarkets like Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, and Waitrose launched Easter-themed confectionery ranges as early as January. Tesco had them on the shelves by 30th December 2022. On average, children in the...Easter eggs galore!
- It was 90 years ago, on 3rd April 1933, that the first flight over Mount Everest took place. British pilots the Marquis of Clydesdale and Donald McIntyre flew two biplanes over the summit. The two Scots were financed by the striking and rather eccentric Lady Houston, who started life as a chorus girl but through...First flight over Everest