A former UK ambassador to Israel has been named as the government's first envoy for post-Holocaust issues.
Day: June 10, 2010
Stalin-era mass grave yields tonnes of bones
Russia has uncovered at least 495 skeletons, many with head gunshot wounds, in a mass grave probably dating back to purges under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the 1930s, municipal authorities said.
Historical Anniversaries for July 2010
• The following list provides important anniversaries that could be commemorated in 2010. • It can be used by teachers preparing assemblies, extension tasks and one-off lessons. • I am limiting the list to multiples of 50 years (1960 (50 years ago today), 1910 (100 years ago today), 1860 (150 years ago today) etc). •…
10th June 1910 (100 years ago today) Howlin’ Wolf was born
A legendary bluesman and massive influence upon rock groups such as Led Zeppelin. Take a look at the great man in action here: video.
