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, 6 September 2017

Today in History: September 6th

Greetings Gentle Readers its time again to set sail on the ocean of time in the big old sail boat of history.

1522: Ferdinand Magellan completes the first circumnavigation of the globe.

1620: The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth taking the first puritan settlers to the New world of America.

1972: Nine Israeli athletes are murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich olympics.

1991: The Soviet Union officially recognises the independence of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.

1991: St Petersburg has its original name restored after having been changed to Leningrad in 1924.

#magellan #mayflower #USSR #munich #latvia #stpetersburg #september6 #todayinhistory

A Scotsman in Buckingham

Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Today in History: September 6th

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