Thursday, 30 July 2020

Emily Bronte

Emily Bronte was born on 30 July 1818. She is famous for her book Wuthering Heights. www.localhistories.org/emily.html

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Elizabeth Short

Elizabeth Short was born on 29 July 1924. In 1947 she became the victim of an unsolved murder in Los Angeles. She is sometimes called The Black Dahlia 

Saturday, 25 July 2020

Alexander McKee

Alexander McKee was born on 25 July 1918. He led the search for the wreck of Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose, which lay under the sea bed for more than 400 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NgPGFifFQ

Friday, 24 July 2020

Detroit

Happy birthday Detroit. Antoine de Cadillac selected a site for a fort on 24 July 1701. Later it became a city. Later they named a car after him.