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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)... (2116 words)All in the month of 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,... (645 words)Remembering John Constable
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... (296 words)‘Our’ Marilyn Monroe – born 100 years ago this month
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... (293 words)Remembering G K Chesterton
Ninety years ago, on 14th June 1936, G K Chesterton died at his home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Novelist, short story writer, journalist, essayist, poet, social/literary critic and theologian, he is remembered for his stories about the priest-detective Father Brown. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Kensington, London, to an estate agent father and a Swiss-French... (296 words)BBC Proms will still celebrate the US – despite Trump’s lawsuit
The BBC will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a programme of American classical music this summer. That is while Donald Trump pursues his multi-million lawsuit against the corporation. But he is not the only thing that is making the BBC uneasy. BBC insiders are also wary of the shifting political... (176 words)Our potholes are killing us
The number of people injured or even killed by falling into potholes has increased by almost 50 per cent in just the last five years. Motorists, passengers and pedestrians are all at risk. From 270 incidents in 2020, it now stands at 393 in 2024, the last year for which figures are available. In 2024,... (255 words)
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