A Scotsman in Buckingham

Welcome to my Blog. My name is Neil and I have been living in Buckinghan, UK since the 11th September 2020. I lived in the Armenia, Latvia and China. I am a teacher of Geography, Global Perspectives and English. I am married to Lena who is my soulmate and best friend.We also have a little boy, Robert. As you can tell from the Blog's name I am Scottish although I was born in London. My Blog will be for sharing my thoughts on anything that takes my fancy. Please feel free to comment.

Friday 14 August 2015

Today in History: August 14th

Hey Gentle Readers, lets strap on out latex undies and Timewarp into history.

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1040: After the death of King Duncan, Macbeth becomes King of Scotland.

1893: France becomes the first country to introduce Motor Vehicle Registration.

1945: Steve Martin, Actor, comedian and singer is born in Waco, Texas.

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1969: The UK government sends troops into Northern Ireland

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00204/northern1_204199c.jpg

1975: The movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens in London.

40 years later it still plays once a day, every day.

Click "Here" to see the trailer and "here" to see "Sweet Transvestite."

1980: Lech Walesa leads a strike by members of the Solidarity trade union at the Gdansk shipyards in Poland.

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#Macbeth #rockyhorrorpictureshow #northernireland #france #lechwalesa #solidarity #stevemartin #july14

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