In 1735, he used the Gazette newspaper to connect with local citizens and inform them about just how important it was to create reforms that were necessary to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. The
From forestry to fire, disaster to destitution, and one or two well-known facts that are actually red herrings. We’ve been dipping deep into the history books to find compelling, quirky, and, in some cases, scarcely believable trivia facts about our great city. So, if you want to wow ...
Annie: I always start with the primary sources, contemporary if possible, looking for any reference to the characters I’m planning to write about. I find out, or remind myself, about the timelines, then I look at the later, usually Anglo-Norman sources, to see where they embellish and ...
Ten fun facts about Alan Turing1. Pioneering figure in computer science Alan Turing was a pioneering figure in the field of computer science, making a lasting impact with his formalization of the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" through the Turing machine. This machine is widely ...
TheAnglo-Saxons in 100 Factsby Martin Wall;The Anglo-Saxon Ageby Martin Wall;Kings, Queens, Bones and Bastardsby David Hilliam;The Mammoth Book of British kings & Queensby Mike Ashley;The Oxford Companion to British History Editedby John Cannon;The Anglo-Saxon Chroniclestranslated and edited ...
that doesn’t mean there isn’t wiggle room on it. If you’re interested and want the job, apply for it. You can always make a case for why you are worth more, but if you’re going to do that, be prepared with data and facts to support it. What are you able to bring to jus...
I am writing this of course, because my husband’s family has been in the United States for over 100 years, he speaks no Japanese, and is completely American. Despite those facts, a few weeks ago, someone looked at our 19 month old son and yelled, “Shut the fuck up you little chink...
In my following statements I am in no way agreeing with or condoning terrorist acts but as an outsider, (possibly unaware of all the facts) I struggle to see how the US reaction to 9/11 was so much different to the terrorist acts themselves. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have kille...
Black Friday hasn't always been about shopping for sales at obscenely early hours the day after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving How the ‘Mother of Thanksgiving’ Lobbied Abraham Lincoln to Proclaim the National Holiday The author of the children's poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was persistent in ...
Married and bisexual, he was one of the first prominent men in Britain known to have contracted HIV and died of AIDS, although he hid the facts of his illness. Bruce Chatwin and his notebooks: Interview to the wife Elizabeth. BRUCE LEE - (1940-1973). Chinese American, martial artist, ...