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 29 January 2016

Today in History 29th January

Hello Gentle reader, lets gird our loins and clear the snow from the path of History.

1845: Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" is published.

Click here to see "The Simpsons" version

1856: Queen Victoria creates the Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery in the British Army. Since 1856 1,358 have been awarded.

1886: The first gasoline automobile is patented by Karl Benz

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/1885Benz.jpg

1954: Oprah Winfrey - Queen of the talkshow- is born in Mississippi.

http://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/oprah1.jpeg

2002: President George W. Bush first coins the phrase "Avis of Evil" to describe Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

Click here to see the clip.

#georgewbush #axisofevil #oprah #benz #victoriacross #theraven #edgarallanpoe #january29th

A Scotsman in Buckingham

Friday 29 January 2016

Today in History 29th January

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