Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Winston Churchill

The great British statesman Winston Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-winston-churchill/

Sunday, 28 November 2021

Timeline of Corporal Punishment

 I am finding it hard to write new articles for my website but I wrote a timeline of corporal punishment. Stand still laddie! https://localhistories.org/a-timeline-of-corporal-punishment/

Red Planet Day

 28 November is Red Planet Day. Let's hear it for Mars! I wrote my own little history of Mars https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-the-planet-mars/ 

Women Slave Owners

 I found an interesting article about women slave owners https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property

Sunday, 21 November 2021

The abolition of Corporal Punishment

 This is an interesting article about the abolition of corporal punishment in British schools. Hey, teacher leave them kids alone! https://schoolsweek.co.uk/when-did-schools-ban-corporal-punishment/

Friday, 19 November 2021

International Men's Day

 19 November is International Men's Day. Happy International Men's Day! There are far too many great men in history to mention them all. But here is a video about men who made useful inventions but are NOT very famous. https://youtu.be/cwHe5GzX8EY