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.

Saturday 22 June 2019

Today in History 22nd June

Greetings Gentle Readers. Its time to put on the 3D glasses of time as we much contentedly on the popcorn of history.

1633: Galileo is forced to recant his views about the Earth orbiting the Sun by the Catholic church.

1906: Hollywood director Billy Wilder is born.

1941: Operation Barbarossa, The Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia begins.

1948: The merchant vessel Windrush brings the first West Indian immigrants to the UK starting modern immigration.

1949: Multi Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep is born.

1969: Actress Judy Garland dies.

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