I wrote a history of the old market town of Petersfield in Hampshire
A blog about history and true crime. Historical trivia and stories about true crime.
Monday, 20 November 2023
Sunday, 19 November 2023
World Toilet Day
19 November is World Toilet Day. So let's hear it for the men who invented the modern toilet. In 1775 Alexander Cumming was granted a patent for a flushing lavatory. Joseph Bramah made a better design in 1778. In 1883 Mr. A. Ashwell invented the vacant/engaged bolt for public toilets.
Women vote in Spain
On 19 November 1933 women in Spain voted in national elections for the first time. (Women were given the right to vote in 1931). All men in Spain were given the right to vote in 1892.
Saturday, 18 November 2023
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