John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, making 3 orbits in the space capsule ‘Friendship 7’ (492 views)
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150 Years Ago Today (11 Feb 1862): Death of Lizzie Siddal
Death of Elizabeth Siddal, British poet, artist and artists’ model. Wife of the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti and model for Millais’ “Ophelia” (399 views)
50 Years Ago Today (10 Feb 1962): Gary Powers Released
American spy plane pilot Gary Powers was released from jail in the USSR in an exchange deal with the USA, who released Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. (425 views)
100 Years Ago Today (10 Feb 1912): Death of Lister
Death of Joseph Lister, British surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics in surgery and promoted sterile surgery. (451 views)
175 Years Ago Today (10 Feb 1837): Death of Pushkin
Death of Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, and short story writer, widely considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature (378 views)
150 Years Ago Today (1 Feb 1862): The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe’s poem ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ was first published in ‘The Atlantic Monthly’. Set to the music of ‘John Brown’s Body’, it became a popular Union song during the American Civil War (455 views)
“Fakebook” – Gallery of examples for inspiration!
I have created an auto-updating gallery of ‘Fakebook’ examples created by students and teachers around the world in a wide variety of subjects. Why not try Fakebook out with your own classes as a way of getting thinking about timelines of events / biographical summaries and relationships between historical figures? (1132 views)
10 Years Ago Today (29th Nov 2001): Death of George Harrison
Death of George Harrison, British rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (The Beatles) (463 views)
25 Years Ago Today (29th Nov 1986): Death of Cary Grant
Death of Cary Grant, British-born American film actor (‘Bringing Up Baby’, ‘Gunga Din’, ‘His Girl Friday’, ‘The Philadelphia Story’, ‘To Catch A Thief’, ‘North by Northwest’, and more) (470 views)
75 Years Ago Today (25th Nov. 1936): Anti-Comintern Pact
Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, an agreement to collaborate against the threat of Soviet Communism (660 views)
20 years ago today (24th Nov 1991): Death of Freddie Mercury
Death of Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born British rock singer and songwriter (Queen) (475 views)
75 Years Ago Today (20th Nov. 1936): Death of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera
Death of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician, founder of the Spanish fascist party, the Falange. (Executed) (493 views)
200 Years Ago Today (16th Nov 1811): Birth of John Bright
Birth of John Bright, British politician and political reformer, co-founder of the Anti-Corn Law League, and a campaigner for free trade (479 views)
25 Years Ago Today (8th Nov 1986): Death of Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian statesman and diplomat
Death of Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian statesman and diplomat (477 views)
150 Years Ago Today (7th Nov. 1861): American Civil War: Battle of Belmont, Missouri
American Civil War: Battle of Belmont, Missouri. A minor battle with an inconclusive outcome, but notable as it was Ulysses S. Grant’s first experience of battlefield command. (He would later become commander of the Union Army, and U.S. President) (386 views)
25 Years Ago Today (6th Nov 1986): Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United FC
Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United FC (527 views)
100 Years Ago Today (1st Nov 1911): The first aerial bombing raid
The first aerial bombing raid. In the Italo-Turkish War, Italian pilot Giulio Gavotti dropped 4 small bombs on Turkish troops in Libya (470 views)
400 Years Ago Today: (1st Nov 1611): ‘The Tempest’ was first performed
William Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’ was first performed, at Whitehall Palace, London, UK (425 views)
50 Years ago Today (31 Oct 1961) – Stalin’s body removed from Lenin’s Mausoleum
De-Stalinisation: former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s body was removed from Lenin’s mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow and reburied within the Kremlin walls, out of public view. (793 views)
50 Years Ago Today (25 Oct 1961): The British satirical magazine ‘Private Eye’ was first published
Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine, edited by Ian Hislop. Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic and lampooner of public figures and entities that it deemed guilty of any of the sins of incompetence, inefficiency, corruption, pomposity or self-importance and it has become…
20 Years Ago Today (24 Oct 1991): Death of Gene Roddenberry
Death of Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer, creator of ‘Star Trek’ (441 views)
10 Years Ago Today (23 Oct 2001): Apple Computer released the first iPod digital music player
Apple Computer released the first iPod digital music player (490 views)
50 Years ago today (17 Oct 1961): Algerian War – Paris massacre
Algerian War – Paris massacre: French police attacked Algerian protesters who were staging a peaceful demonstration in Paris. (The exact number of Algerians killed is unknown – at least 40, but possibly more than 200) (504 views)
10 Years Ago Today (16 Oct 2001): Galileo visits Jupiter’s moon Io
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew within 112 miles (181 km) of Jupiter’s moon Io, sending back images and data (422 views)
25 Years Ago Today (12 Oct 1986): Cold War – Reykjavik summit
The Reykjavik summit in Iceland, aimed at reducing the nuclear arsenals of the USA and USSR, ended in failure. U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev failed to reach agreement on the USA’s Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) – also known as ‘Star Wars’ (480 views)
20 Years Ago Today (24th Sep. 1991): Death of Dr. Seuss
Death of Theodor Geisel, ‘Dr. Seuss’, popular American children’s writer, illustrator and film-maker (‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’, ‘The Cat in the Hat’, ‘Green Eggs and Ham’, and many more) (396 views)
20 Years Ago Today (24th Sep. 1991): Nirvana release ‘Nevermind’
The American rock band Nirvana released the album ‘Nevermind’. (410 views)
20 Years Ago Today (19th Sep. 1991): Discovery of Otzi the Iceman
Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummified body, was discovered by a tourist in the Tirolean Alps on the Italian-Austrian border. (595 views)
40 Years ago today (15th September 1971): Greenpeace Founded
Greenpeace, the international environmental group, was founded in Vancouver, Canada (614 views)
Vikings to return to Stamford Bridge
Vikings to return to Stamford Bridge
War hits home on Downton Abbey – Scotsman.com News
War hits home on Downton Abbey
30 Years Ago Today (10th Sep. 1981): Guernica returns to Spain
The USA returned Pablo Picasso’s painting ‘Guernica’ to Spain. Picasso had refused to allow it to return until democracy had been restored. It was put on display in Spain on 25th Oct – the centenary of Picasso’s birth. (422 views)
Is This the Face of Jack The Ripper? : Discovery News
Is This the Face of Jack The Ripper?
David Starkey is a master of the past, not the present | Art and design | guardian.co.uk
David Starkey is a master of the past, not the present
BBC News – Medieval artefacts hidden in church’s secret room
Medieval artefacts hidden in church’s secret room
Black Death bug identified from medieval bones
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25 years ago today – 31 Aug 1986 Death of Henry Moore, British sculptor
25 years ago today – 31 Aug 1986 Death of Henry Moore, British sculptor (402 views)
30 years ago today – 25 Aug 1981 The U.S. space probe Voyager 2 reached Saturn
30 years ago today – 25 Aug 1981 The U.S. space probe Voyager 2 reached Saturn and sent back images and data from the planet. (It travelled on to Uranus (1986) and Neptune (1989) before leaving the solar system) (405 views)
30 years ago today – 24 Aug 1981 Mark Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of British rock musician John Lennon
30 years ago today – 24 Aug 1981 Mark Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of British rock musician John Lennon (372 views)
20 years ago today – 24 Aug 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned
20 years ago today – 24 Aug 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (362 views)
150 years ago today – 22 Aug 1861 Birth of Mary Elizabeth Wood, American librarian and missionary
150 years ago today – 22 Aug 1861 Birth of Mary Elizabeth Wood, American librarian and missionary who established a network of libraries and a training programme for librarians in China (889 views)
Connecticut firemen attacked by insects are tested for bubonic plague | Mail Online
Firefighters attacked by thousands of fleas at abandoned house are tested for bubonic plague
100 years ago today – 21 Aug 1911 Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa was stolen
100 years ago today – 21 Aug 1911 Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris by an employee. (Recovered in 1913) (382 views)
David Starkey on Newsnight: BBC defends ‘white have become black’ debate | Mail Online
BBC defends Newsnight after David Starkey said 'white chavs have become black'
Stereoviews from the National Brunel Archive
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Letters: David Starkey’s down with the kids take on culture | UK news | The Guardian
David Starkey's down with the kids take on culture
BBC News – Horrible Histories author: ‘I don’t like historians’
Horrible Histories author: 'I don't like historians'
20 years ago today – 19 Aug 1991 Attempted coup in the Soviet Union.
20 years ago today – 19 Aug 1991 Attempted coup in the Soviet Union. Hard-line members of the Communist Party tried to seize control from President Mikhail Gorbachev. The coup failed after just 3 days, and eventually led to the collapse of communism and the disintegration of the USSR (450 views)
75 years ago today – 19 Aug 1936 Death of Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright
75 years ago today – 19 Aug 1936 Death of Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright (409 views)
50 years ago today – 13 Aug 1961 East Germany sealed off the border between East and West Berlin
50 years ago today – 13 Aug 1961 East Germany sealed off the border between East and West Berlin to prevent the exodus of refugees to the West. Initially barbed wire fences were erected; construction of the Berlin Wall began on 15th August (451 views)
300 years ago today – 11 Aug 1711 The first horse race meeting at Ascot took place, initiated by Queen Anne
300 years ago today – 11 Aug 1711 The first horse race meeting at Ascot took place, initiated by Queen Anne (373 views)
100 years ago today – 10 Aug 1911 British Members of Parliament voted to receive salaries for the first time
100 years ago today – 10 Aug 1911 British Members of Parliament voted to receive salaries for the first time. (394 views)
Captain Morgan’s Pirate Ship Found : Discovery News
Captain Morgan's Pirate Ship Found
100 years ago (31 Jul 1910) American physician Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen was arrested aboard the SS Montrose
100 years ago (31 Jul 1910) American physician Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen was arrested aboard the SS Montrose as it docked in Quebec. He had fled England after murdering his wife, and was the first criminal to be caught using wireless telegraph [more]. (596 views)
Historical Anniversaries for August 2011
75 years ago today – 1 Aug 1936 The XI Olympic Games opened in Berlin, Germany. It was the last Olympics for 12 years due to World War II 75 years ago today – 1 Aug 1936 Birth of Yves Saint-Laurent, Algerian-born French fashion designer 75 years ago today – 2 Aug 1936 Death of…
Colour pictures revealed of London blitz from Nazi bombers in World War II
Blitz Britain: Amazing colour pictures of London under siege from Nazi bombers during World War II
Nazi Rudolf Hess exhumed from ‘pilgrimage’ grave
Nazi Rudolf Hess exhumed from 'pilgrimage' grave
30 years ago (19 Jul 1980) The Moscow Olympics began. Dozens of nations boycotted the games due to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan
he 1980 Moscow Olympics are perhaps most famous for the US-led boycott that saw only 80 out of 147 nations compete, the lowest number since the 1956 Melbourne Games. The boycott was made in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the year before, one of the many conflicts that took place as the Americans…
400 years ago (18 Jul 1610) Death of Caravaggio, Italian artist
Arrogant, rebellious and a murderer, Caravaggio’s short and tempestuous life matched the drama of his works. Characterised by their dramatic, almost theatrical lighting, Caravaggio’s paintings were controversial, popular, and hugely influential on succeeding generations of painters all over Europe [more]. (384 views)
QR Code Generator for Classroom “Treasure Hunts”
This new tool allows teachers to create “Treasure Hunt” challenges based on QR codes. You can create your own QR Treasure Hunt by simply providing a list of questions and answers. You can even go back and edit it later if you like. This program will then dynamically create QR codes for each question which…
25 years ago (13 Jul 1985) Live Aid. Two simultaneous concerts in London and Philadelphia, plus other venues including Sydney and Moscow, raised millions of pounds for victims of famine in Africa
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the “global jukebox”, the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people)…
75 years ago (12 Jul 1935) Death of Alfred Dreyfus, French soldier whose treason trial in 1894 (‘The Dreyfus Affair’) became one of Europe’s most tense political dramas
The Dreyfus affair (French: l’affaire Dreyfus, pronounced: [a.f?? d??.fys]) was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent. Sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly having communicated French military…
100 years ago (12 Jul 1910) Death of Charles Stewart Rolls, British driver, aviator and car manufacturer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, first person to fly cross the Channel and back non-stop, first British pilot to die in a plane crash
100 years ago (12 Jul 1910) Death of Charles Stewart Rolls, British driver, aviator and car manufacturer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, first person to fly cross the Channel and back non-stop, first British pilot to die in a plane crash [more] (511 views)
50 years ago (11 Jul 1960) Harper Lee’s novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ was published
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near…
25 years ago (10 Jul 1985): The Greenpeace campaign ship ‘Rainbow Warrior’ was sunk by two bomb explosions in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was an operation by the “action” branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE), carried out on July 10, 1985. It aimed to sink the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, the Rainbow Warrior in the port of Auckland, New…
70 years ago (10 Jul 1940) World War II: The Battle of Britain began
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England or Luftschlacht um Großbritannien, literally “Air battle for England” or “Air battle for Great Britain”) is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of…
200 years ago (9 Jul 1810): Napoleon annexed Holland and made his brother Louis its King
200 years ago (9 Jul 1810) Napoleon annexed Holland and made his brother Louis its King (416 views)
Fakebook: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
BBC News – China marks 90 years of Communism
China marks 90 years of Communism
Relic of St Thomas Becket carried in procession to London Bridge [3 July 2011]
Relic of St Thomas Becket carried in procession to London Bridge
50 years ago (6 Jul 1960) Death of Aneurin (‘Nye’) Bevan, British politician responsible for establishing the National Health Service
(‘Nye’) Bevan was the British politician responsible for establishing the National Health Service. (372 views)
Fakebook: Elmo
Elmo
Free Technology for Teachers: Google Tutorials
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More – Google Apps for Education
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Using Google Apps with Grades 3-8
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Mummy Stash Found in Italian Church: Photos
Mummy Stash Found in Italian Church: Photos
What the Romans can teach us about refugees
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Google Apps API – Google Code
https://apps-apis.google.com/a/feeds/domain/user/2.0/userName
Historical Anniversaries for July 2011
200 years ago (5 Jul 1810) Birth of P.T. Barnum, American showman and circus founder 50 years ago (6 Jul 1960) Death of Aneurin (‘Nye’) Bevan, British politician responsible for establishing the National Health Service 200 years ago (9 Jul 1810) Napoleon annexed Holland and made his brother Louis its King 70 years ago (10…
Half of Britons have German blood geneticists reveal
Forget two world wars and one World Cup… geneticists reveal 50 per cent of Britons are GERMAN
Fakebook: John Locke
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Site backup – MoodleDocs
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25 years ago today (22nd June 1986) The ‘Hand of God’ goal – Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scored a goal against England using his hand in the quarter-final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City.
25 years ago today (22nd June 1986) The ‘Hand of God’ goal – Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scored a goal against England using his hand in the quarter-final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City. (462 views)
70 years ago today (22nd June 1941) World War II: Operation Barbarossa – Germany invaded the Soviet Union
70 years ago today (22nd June 1941) World War II: Operation Barbarossa – Germany invaded the Soviet Union (439 views)
150 years ago today (19th June 1861): Birth of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, British field marshal who commanded Britain’s forces in France during WWI
150 years ago today (19th June 1861): Birth of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, British field marshal who commanded Britain’s forces in France during WWI (372 views)
50 years ago today (16th June 1961): Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris
50 years ago today (16th June 1961): Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris (495 views)