Facts for February 2 February Candlemas Day marks the midpoint of winter halfway between the Winter solstice (shortest day) and the Spring equinox.
Facts for January 19 January (3 rd Monday in January) Martin Luther King Day – a national holiday in the USA. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta Georgia.
Facts for November Book Week Scotland Monday 24 – Sunday 30 November 2014 Book Week Scotland is a week-long celebration of books and reading that takes.
Facts for April 20 April 1889 Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn on the Austrian-German border. He became a military and political.
Facts for March 16 March 1892 The first FA Cup final was played on Saturday 16 March 1892 at The Oval. The final score was Wanderers 1 Royal Engineers.
Facts for November 10 November 1871 The missing Scottish explorer Dr David Livingston was found near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa by journalist Henry.
Facts for March 23 March World Meteorological Day Meteorology is the study of the changes in temperature, air pressure, moisture and wind pressure. Why.
Facts for December Christmas Trees People bringing Christmas trees in to their homes has been a tradition for many years. Many people think it came from.
Facts for April 27 April 1992 Betty Boothroyd became the first female Speaker in Parliament in its 700 year history.
Facts for May 11 May 2010 David Cameron becomes UK Prime Minister following the resignation of Gordon Brown. 11 May 1927 Louis B Mayer the former head.
Facts for March 10 March 1876 Alexander Grahame Bell made the first telephone call in his Boston laboratory to his assistant in the next room. “Mr Watson,
Facts for April 13 April 1953 First James Bond book was published on this date. James Bond was created by Ian Fleming and the first story was called Casino.