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.

Thursday 5 May 2016

Today in History May 5th

Happy Cinco de Mayo Gentle Readers, lets blindfold the kids and let them beat the crap out of the Pinata of History.

1260: Kublai Khan takes charge of the Mongol Empire.

1821: Napoleon dies in exile on the island of St. Helena.

1862: Cinco de Mayo. Mexican troops under the command of Ignacio Zaragoza stop a French invasion.

1912: The communist newspaper "Pravda" is published for the first time.

1943: Michael Palin, writer, comedian and Python is born.

1988: Adele, Oscar Winning UK singer/songwriter, is born.

#kublaikhan #napoleon #cincodemayo #pravda #michaelpalin #adele

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