On this day – 26 July
26 July On this day… 2001 – Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses angry farmers in Cumbria about foot and mouth disease. Brian Cook writes about the impact of the disease in the Yorkshire Dales...
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On this day – 20 July
20 July On this day… 1969 – people walked on the Moon – read about it on Nasa’s website. Craig Carter never lands on the moon but he does seem to enjoy space encounters....
On this day – 3 July
3 July On this day… 1883 – Franz Kafka born in Prague – Cracks in a Frozen Sea 1938 – LNER locomotive No. 4468 Mallard achieved the world speed record for steam traction –...
On this day – 24 June
24 June On this day… 1850 – Herbert Kitchener born, Gainsborough, Ireland And it’s apparently International Fairy Day…so here are some books about Fairies. Enchanted Fairytales – Judy Mastrangelo Sir Chocolate and the Ice...
On this day – 16 April
16 April On this day… 1918, John Christopher Willoughby died. Digby Hartridge has captured his life events in Sir John Christopher Willoughby, Baronet: Position, Patriotism, Pluck, Plunging It’s also National ‘Save the Elephant Day’...