William Wilberforce

 William Wilberforce, the man who campaigned against slavery was born on 24 August 1759 👏

Zakopane

 I wrote a short history of the town of Zakopane in Poland. It is sometimes called the Winter capital of Poland. ⛷

Chinese Immigrants in Britain

This is an interesting article about Chinese immigrants in Britain 

Hawaii

 On 21 August 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state of the USA www.localhistories.org/hawaii.html

Indonesia

 17 August is Indonesia Independence Day. Here is my history of Indonesia.

A Pauper's Funeral

 In the 18th century if you died poor the local authorities had to pay for your funeral. In the village of Buriton in Hampshire, an old woman was sick. Realising she was dying the authorities put her on a cart and took her to the town of Petersfield. They dumped her in the street. Legally if she died in Petersfield they would have to pay for her burial. Thank you so much. Petersfield refused to pay and they took the case to court. They won.

Enid Blyton

 The famous writer Enid Blyton was born on 11 August 1897. I wrote her biography.