In the USA, today is Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the constitution on 17 September 1787. The document was drawn up by the Constitutional Convention, an […]
Away from the trials and tribulations of recent events, this week we have decided to look into some unusual regional words, located in research documents of […]
Together with several others built to the same design, the Rocket – a steam locomotive produced by George Stephenson (1781-1848) and his son, Robert (1803-1859) – took part […]
Blogging every day means we often learn something new. And today, we certainly have! On 12 September 1940, four boys went searching for their dog which […]
In 1987, the headlines reported ‘Liverpool fans to stand trial in Belgium‘. Twenty-five English football fans involved in the Heysel stadium disaster were extradited to Belgium, following […]