On 19th September 1991 German hikers discovered an ancient mummified human body in the Similaun Glacier in the Tirolean Ötztal Alps on the Austrian-Italian border. The hollow in which the person had laid down to die had been covered and protected by glacial ice which preserved the body. As the ice was melting in the… Read More The archeological sensation: Ötzi the Iceman
On 6th January news reports started to roll in live from Washington DC that supporters of Donald Trump had stormed into the Capitol building. Ransacking offices, breaking into the Senate chamber and clashing with armed police, the world was watching and we were all shocked. 6th January was the day that Congress were meeting to… Read More Storming of the Capitol: What happened on 6th January and in the following days
The clock strikes of Big Ben announced the end of 2020 and welcomed the start of 2021. The tradition of Big Ben’s chimes on New Year’s Eve dates back to 1923, when for the first time, BBC Radio broadcasted the chimes to the United Kingdom at midnight on 31st December. This tradition dates back to… Read More The history and future of London’s famous clock tower: Big Ben
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