Latvia 1991

 On 21 August 1991, Latvia declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Congratulations Latvia.

The Pendle Witches

 On 17 August 1612, the Pendle Witch Trials began. (Pendle is a place in Lancashire, England). On 20 August 9 people (7 women and 2 men) were hanged. (In England witches were hanged not burned). 😢

Myths about the Suffragettes

 This article debunks some myths about the suffragettes 

The End of Corporal Punishment

On 15 August 1987, corporal punishment became illegal in British state schools. (It was legal in private schools until 1999). Hey teacher leave them kids alone!

Anne Frank

 On 4 August 1944 Anne Frank and the others hiding with her were arrested by the Nazis. This is a famous quote from her: 

'In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart'

Lipstick

 29 July is National Lipstick Day. The idea of reddening your lips is very old but a man named Maurice Levy invented lipstick push-up sticks in tubes in 1915. This is my history of make up.

The Whitechapel Murders

 A random thought: I watched an interview of the son of one of Peter Sutcliffe’s victims. It was very moving. He objects to the title ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ because it glamourises the murderer. I decided to stop using the name ‘Jack the Ripper’. It was probably invented by a journalist who wrote an anonymous letter pretending to be the murderer. I feel it glamourises the murderer so in future I am going to call him the Whitechapel murderer.

Sutcliffe was a nobody who only achieved fame or notoriety by killing innocent people. The Whitechapel murderer was almost certainly the same. If people passed him in the street they probably wouldn’t have given him a second glance. The banality of evil. We need to stop glamourising assholes. That is my two cents.