Slide 1Facts for February 2 February Candlemas Day marks the midpoint of winter halfway between the Winter solstice (shortest day) and the Spring equinox Slide 2 What’s…
Slide 1 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, come…
Facts for November Road Safety Week 17 - 23 November Organised by the charity Brake which raises awareness of death and injury on our roads and steps than can be taken to…
Facts for March 1 March St David’s Day, Patron Saint of Wales National Emblem of Wales – Daffodil or Leek 2 March 1949 First non stop flight around the world was completed…
Facts for January 19 January (3rd Monday in January) Martin Luther King Day – a national holiday in the USA. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta Georgia and after experiencing…
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 place every November.…
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 0 The Football Association…
Facts for November 10 November 1871 The missing Scottish explorer Dr David Livingston was found near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa by journalist Henry Stanley. He famously…
Facts for March 23 March World Meteorological Day Meteorology is the study of the changes in temperature, air pressure, moisture and wind pressure. Why do we have weather?…