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All in the month of NOVEMBER St Peter’s 400th anniversary Stone of Scone – resting at home Remembering Alexander Litvinenko Remembering Leonard Cohen – poet and singer Brace yourself for the Midterms National Tree Week – 21st – 29th November Keep an eye out for tsunamis ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at... (2413 words)All in the month of NOVEMBER
It was: 400 years ago, on 18th November 1626 that St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City was completed. It is the largest church in the world (measured by its interior). 175 years ago, on 13th November 1851 that the first telegraph service between London and Paris began operating. 150 years ago, on 1st November... (487 words)St Peter’s 400th anniversary
Four hundred years ago, on 18th November 1626, St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City was completed. It is the largest church in the world (measured by its interior). Planned at first by Pope Nicholas V in the 15th century, its construction started on 18th April 1506, under Pope Julius II. The idea was to... (301 words)Stone of Scone – still safely home in Perth
Thirty years ago, on 30th November 1996, England officially returned the Stone of Scone to Scotland, after 700 years. It was the coronation stone of the Scottish and later English and British monarchs. It is now on permanent display in Perth Museum. According to Scottish history the 336lb block of sandstone – also known as... (288 words)Remembering Alexander Litvinenko
Twenty years ago, on 23rd November 2006, Alexander Litvinenko, Russian-born British intelligence agent, journalist and writer, died. He had been poisoned by radioactive polonium. His death is believed to have been ordered by President Putin. Litvinenko was a former officer in the Soviet and Russian security services (KGB and FSB), reaching the rank of lieutenant... (298 words)Remembering Leonard Cohen – poet and singer
Ten years ago, on 7th November 2016, Leonard Cohen, Canadian folk/soft rock singer, songwriter and poet died. He was born into a well-off Jewish family in Montreal that was said to claim direct descent from Aaron – the name Cohen meaning priest. Bob Dylan once observed that Cohen wrote songs that were really prayers. Before... (305 words)Brace yourself for the Midterms
America can be hard to ignore. Especially this month when, on 3rd November, America will hold her Midterm General Elections. The Midterms are all about Congress. America votes for her president every four years, while the Midterms fall in between, at the two-year mark. They are always held on the second Tuesday in November. The... (222 words)National Tree Week – 21st to 29th November
It really is time to appreciate our trees. Did you know: That the UK has 123,000 ancient and veteran trees, and more ancient oak trees than the rest of Europe combined? Or that trees help us feel better? Studies have found that exposure to forests generally reduces our mental and physical stress, anxiety, and depression.... (211 words)Keep an eye out for tsunamis
There seems to be an ‘awareness’ day for most things, and this month brings World Tsunami Awareness Day, on Thursday 5th November. True, most of us on that day will be thinking of Guy Fawkes, fireworks and bonfires, but there are scientists out there who will use the day to raise our awareness of the... (146 words)
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