Apr 25 2024
This day in history we feature the Peak District. The first National Park of United Kingdom was designated on this day in 1951. Trivia – Peak District The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end […]
This day in history we feature the University of London. The first university institution to be established in London on this day in 1826. Trivia – University College London University College London, which operates as UCL, is a public research […]
This day in history we feature the Hoxne Hoard. Eric Lawes, a metal detectorist of Hoxne in Suffolk, England discovered the Hoxne Hoard on this day in 1992. Trivia – Hoxne Hoard The Hoxne Hoard is the largest hoard of […]
This day in history we feature Sheffield Football Club. The world’s oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England on this day in 1857. Trivia – Sheffield Football Club Sheffield Football Club is an English football club […]
This day in history we feature Girton College, Cambridge. England’s first residential college for women was founded on this day in 1869. Trivia – Girton College, Cambridge Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of […]
This day in history we feature Blackpool Tramway. The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England on this day in 1885. Trivia – Blackpool Tramway The Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on […]
Cheltenham: A 93-year-old grandma has taken to the skies in a death-defying ride, Betty Bromage was inspired by a chocolate bar TV ad for Crunchie to wing walk and complete an entire loop, which ended up breaking a new Guinness […]
A grandmother has taken a 3540.557 kilometres trip around the edge of the whole of England using her free bus pass — and managed to raise an impressive £2,500 (AED12,176) for charity while doing it. Penny Ibbott, 75, embarked on […]
Crystal Palace Park, in south London, still hosts the world’s first dinosaur sculptures. They were created in the 1850s based on what was, at the time, very recent scientific discoveries: fossils, unearthed in England just decades earlier. Scientists struggled to […]
Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination programme in the country’s history with a new Covid-19 jab. The first patients in line on what has been dubbed […]
With a wagging tail, an Indian street dog that lost its front legs in a train accident headed Wednesday for a new life in the English countryside. The three-year-old mutt was found “covered in blood” and badly injured after being […]
