An interesting article Facts About the Month of August
Tuesday, 1 August 2023
Friday, 28 July 2023
Saturday, 22 July 2023
Women Photographers
Women photographers have a long history. This is an interesting article about women photographers of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Thursday, 20 July 2023
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
The Mary Rose
On 19 July 1545, Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose sank https://localhistories.org/the-mary-rose/
Friday, 30 June 2023
The pillory
On 30 June 1837, the pillory (a wooden frame your head and arms were locked into) was abolished in Britain. This is my history of punishments.
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Waffle Iron Day
29 June is National Waffle Iron Day. For hundreds of years, people heated waffles over a fire. The first modern waffle iron was invented by a man named Cornelius Swartwout in 1869. An electric waffle iron went on sale in 1918.
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