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.

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Today in History: November 10th

Hello gentle readers. I am spending a few days at home, not by choice. So lets develop the symptoms of time as we take the history test.

1483: Founder of the protestant reformation Martin Luther is born.

1871: Stanley meets Livingstone near Lake Tanganika with the phrase 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?'

1925: Welsh acting legend Richard Burton is born

1982: Leonid Brezhnev. 4th Leader of the Soviet Union dies.

1983: Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0

1989: West German civilians stsrt ripping down the Berlin wall.

#todayinhistory #november10 #berlinwall #windows1.0 #brezhnev #richardburton #martinluther #stanleyandlivingstone

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