Kasper M, Müller M (2008) Selection of historic heavy large-scale rainfall events in the Czech Republic. Nat Hazards Earth Syst Sci 8:1359–1367Kaspar, M., Muller, M., 2008. Selection of historic heavy large-scale rainfall events in the Czech Republic. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 8...
Liliane Willens, our guest on ‘Living History’ was born in Shanghai in 1927 to stateless Russian Jewish parents and lived here – through the glamorous 1930s, the Japanese occupation, civil war, and the early years of the Communist China, until 1951. Liliane is wonderful raconteur – a ve...
Fund-raising events were held, at first with the idea of enlarging the existing building, but Beatrice Sharp offered £4,000 to build a new hospital. A memorial recording her gift can still be seen set into the boundary wall. Beatrice Sharp was the wife of a wealthy industrialist and tog...
Propaganda was crucial to the success of the revolution, and both the Việt Minh and later the National Liberation Front (NLF) went to great lengths to keep the population informed about events in the north. Built to replace an earlier and less secure cellar under a house near Bà Chi...
The patients supported the proposed war memorial hospital, helping to raise funds, one of their fund-raising events took place in March 1919 when some of the wounded and convalescent soldiers put on a concert in the Public Hall. [3] Leith Hall, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, photographed in ...
drink on the lawn taking in the beauty, watching their kids or grandkids, and connecting with friends and neighbors from the community. The special events are fun for the whole family, of high quality, and much better than cooking at home! And there is nothing better than finishing a summe...
The museum was founded in 1951 by the University of Reading, and over the ensuing decades has amassed the largest single collection of objects related to agriculture in Britain. The museum was founded at a time when old farming practices were being transformed, traditional equipment was discarded,...
Current Events&Recent Newsabout Chester Most Recent Pictures Added Fehl's Mom & Pop Grocery Store courtesy of Charles ("Dutch") Fehl Smith's News Stand Photo courtesy of Robert Smith Groundbreaking & Construction of St. Robert's Church - 1940 ...
Despite the dramatic events surrounding his life and death, the tale of Yankee Jim has become part of San Diego’s local lore, with some people linking subsequent natural disasters to his supposed curse. While the details of Yankee Jim’s connection to San Diego might be rooted in a dark ...
Visit the site of one of the most famous battles in England's history – the 1066 Battle of Hastings, and discover the fascinating story of events behind that historic date. Bodiam Castle Castle / Fort Bodiam Castle is one of Britain’s most picturesque castles in the heart of an historic...