I wrote a history of the small but attractive town of Bridport in Dorset
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Tuesday, 26 December 2023
Charles Babbage
Famous mathematician and pioneer of computers Charles Babbage was born on 26 December 1791
Sunday, 24 December 2023
Sumerian Women
Sumer was the world's first civilization. It arose in what is now Iraq about 3,500 BC. Sumerian women could own and sell property such as land and slaves. They could also own businesses. Women could be witnesses in court the same as men. Some Sumerian women could read and write. Some women were doctors, others were scribes or priestesses.
Saturday, 23 December 2023
Square Meal
Why do we say 'a square meal' There is a popular myth that this saying comes from the time when British sailors ate off square plates. In reality, the phrase began in California in the mid-19th century and it simply meant a good meal for your money, as in the phrase 'fair and square'. Later the saying made its way to Britain.