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, 2 November 2017

Today in History: November 2nd

Greetings Time travellers, lets look at the classic literature of time and giggle at the naughty bits of history.

1936: The BBC television service is broadcast for the first time.

1947: Millionaire Howard Hughes pilots 'The Spruce Goose' on its only flight. At the time it was the largest aircraft ever to fly.

1950: George Bernard Shaw, playwrite and author dies.

1960: Penguin books is found Not Guilty in the obsenity trial over D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterly's Lover'.

1966: Friends actor David Schwimmer is born.

#bbc #thesprucegoose #georgebernardshaw #ladychatterlyslover #davidschwimmer #november2 #todayinhistory

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