November 30 is the day that the following events happened in history… In 1340 John, Duke of Berry, son of John II of France is born. He died in 1416. In 1782 the American Revolutionary War Treaty of Paris is signed in Paris. In 1786 Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates [...]
That’s what the BBC is reporting here. It goes on to say: It has become something of a tradition for the Conservative foreign affairs spokesman Keith Simpson to send his colleagues a suggested reading list for the Parliamentary recess. This year’s summer list comprises 27 heavyweight books, mostly on subjects like military history, political biography, [...]
What does this guy think? I was just looking at this BBC Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8364070.stm The article goes on to say: “I, as much as anyone else, wants to bring our troops back home to safety, but we cannot leave a vacuum which the Taliban will quickly fill,” he said. When troops eventually leave, they have [...]
In 1995 UNESCO declared November 16th to be International Day for Tolerance to help generate public awareness of dangers involved with intolerance. It is also the day, the following things happened: In 1776 American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States. In 1907 Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory become [...]
I thought I’d also post a few photos relating to Remembrance Day for your viewing please.
In honour or Remembrance Day I thought I would post John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago [...]
The following political events took place on November 10th: In 901 the Adelaide of Paris, Queen of Western Francia died In 1566 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex is born, English politician. In 1821 Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which lead to [...]
The great institution of British justice, the High Court, has decreed that employers can force their staff to retire at the age of 65, whether they like it or not. Mr. Justice Blake said that, there was also a very strong case for the idea of raising the age at which people retire. This also [...]
In 1576 the Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed). In 1791 the Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash. In 1918 World War I: Austria-Hungary surrenders to Italy. In 1921 Japanese Prime Minister [...]
Over at the Independent they have a breakdown of the UK politicians but who really cares? They talk a whole lot of garbage on the television and in the papers so do we really think they have anything important to say on Twitter. I decided to investigate and I found the following tweets from politicians… [...]
