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.

Monday, 29 June 2015

Today in History 29th June

Hey Gentle Reader, its time to board our de Lorean, crank it up to 88mph and generate the 1.21 gigawatts required to get BACK TO THE FUTURE!

1613: The Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's plays among others were first performed, burns to the ground.

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1974: Riga born ballet dancer, Mikhael Baryshnikov, defects from the USSR to Canada.

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1975: Steve Wozniak tests the Apple 1 computer for the first time.

2007: The Apple iphone is launched.

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2014: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) declares its caliphate in Syria and Northern Iraq.

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#Globetheatre #williamshakespeare #mikhaelbaryshnikov #stevewozniak #stevejobs #apple1 #iphone #isis

A Scotsman in Buckingham

Monday, 29 June 2015

Today in History 29th June

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