Today in History: 23rd August

Hello Gentle readers, lets splash in every puddle of time as we Sing in the rain of history.

1305: William Wallace (Braveheart) is executed in London.

1839: Britain captures Hong Kong from Qing China.

1912: Actor, singer and dancer Gene Kelly is born.

1939: Nazi Germany and the USSR sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.

1942: The Battle of Stalingrad begins.

1978: Basketball star Kobe Bryant is born.

1966: Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first picture of Earth from the orbit of the moon.

1990: Armenia declares its independence from the USSR.

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Today in History: August 20th

Hello Gentle Readers.

Lets open up the weird supernatural books of history and hope we dont run into Cthulhu.

1858: Charles Darwin publishes his Theory of Evolution.

1882: The first performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture in Moscow.

1890: American horror and science fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft is born.

1940: Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded by a blow from and ice axe to his head.

1971: British comedian and novelist David Walliams is born.

1977: Space probe Voyager II is launched.

2017: US comedy actor Jerry Lewis dies.

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Wednesday Thought: Chandler Bing Top 10

Hello Gentle Readers

The 19th August is actor Matthew Perry's birthday. Here are some great quotes from his most famous character, Chandler from 'Friends'.

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One year in Armenia part 2

Here are some more photo memories

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One year in Armenia Part 1

Hello Gentle readers

Its the 11th August which means we have been in Armenia for one year.

Here are some photo highlights.

Enjoy

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