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.

Wednesday 18 November 2015

Today in History 18th November

Hey Gentle reader its time to wade out into the current of the river of time but be careful the rocks underfoot can be slippery.

http://cdn.frontierbushcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Wading-a-river-face-upstream-use-a-strong-pole-and-lean-into-it.jpg

1918: Latvia declares its independence from Russia.

https://latvianhistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/201000_1.gif

1961: John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 "Military Advisors" to South Vietnam.

1968: Actor, Owen Wilson is born in Dallas, Texas.

http://www.kiss925.com/files/2015/05/vipklick-owen-wilson.jpg

1978: In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier.

http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/attachments/f237/448726d1368069944-jonestown-massacre-photos-18-november-1978-jim-jones-jonestown-mass-murder-suicide-0x0_691750.jpg

2015: Jonah Lomu, New Zealand Rugby star dies

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#latvia #latviaindependence #owenwilson #jonahlomu #jimjones #JFK #vietnamwar

A Scotsman in Buckingham

Wednesday 18 November 2015

Today in History 18th November

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