I wrote a brief history of ships
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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Burke and Hare
I wrote about Burke and Hare. They killed people and sold the bodies to surgeons for dissection in Edinburgh in the early 18th century. Their dreadful crimes were remembered in a rhyme:
‘Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the boy that buys the beef’
Monday, 13 April 2026
Katyn Admission
On 13 April 1990 the Soviet Union finally admitted responsibility for the Katyn Massacre (the murder of Polish officers in 1940).
Sunday, 12 April 2026
History of Submarines
I wrote a brief history of submarines
Friday, 10 April 2026
Thursday, 9 April 2026
History of Creationism
I wrote a brief history of Creationism
Monday, 6 April 2026
The first women
I wrote a list of the first women to accomplish things.
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