Category Archives: History

What is Englishness

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Matthew Wilcoxson

The Independent had a short story on what, today, it means to be English, and if there is such a thing as “Englishness”. It mentioned the Town of Ripley in Derbyshire, just next door to my home town. Apparently this is one of the … Continue reading →

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Popular Science’s 137 years

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Matthew Wilcoxson

The magazine Popular Science holds a remarkable piece of history spanning 137 years covering science progress and future predictions back till 1873. To celebrate this years birthday they have partnered with google to bring you their complete back catalogue, something … Continue reading →

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45 years out of Earth

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Its 45 years to the day that Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human to leave the Earth and fly in space. Some nice information here Flag: Space, history

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The Feast of Lupercalia.

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Matthew Wilcoxson

So today is the day after what is usually a pretty miserable day for me. Usually, I’m all on my lonesome at home… (sob, sob…) but this year was different, this year I decided to go out and be lonesome … Continue reading →

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Alles Gute zum Geburtstag

Posted on January 27, 2006 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Thought I’d say a quick Happy Birthday to one of the worlds lost geniuses. Happy 250′th Birthday MozartThough I don’t think he’ll read this… Find some of his music here, and just so you know, Mozart’s full name is: “Johannes … Continue reading →

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Turkey

Posted on December 25, 2005 by Matthew Wilcoxson

So why turkey then? Why is it the bird of choice for Christmas dinner? Its now 21:00 Christmas Day, and we’ve just started on the turkey sandwiches after having turkey dinner too, that’s an awful lot of turkey for anyone. … Continue reading →

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