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 of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire […]
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 university in London, United Kingdom. It is a member institution of the federal University of […]
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 late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, and the largest collection of gold and […]
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 from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, although now based in nearby Dronfield, across the county boundary in […]
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 Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the […]
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 the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. It is operated by Blackpool Transport (BT) and runs […]
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 World Record. She said, “At my age, I can’t run, so I looked for other […]
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 the six-week bus journey around England, starting off from the centre of the south coast […]
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 make sense of the creatures, and the sculptures were the first attempt to visualize them […]
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 “V-Day” — the over-80s, care home workers and at-risk frontline health and social care staff […]
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 run over by a train at Faridabad in the northern Indian state of Haryana last […]
