Toby's experience comes from website design as well as experience running large forums and communities. After he married Debbie he developed a keen interest in history and found himself discussing history quite a lot!
Fact of the Day
As a young officer, First World War general Douglas 'Butcher' Haig had spoken to Napoleon, with the aid of a medium and a seance.
Quote of the Day
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
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~ Aristotle
On This Day
1781HMS Victory leads the British fleet to victory over the French off Ushant (24 years before Trafalgar)
1963Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
1975The six-day Balcombe Street Siege ended peacefully. Thousands watched the four IRA members surrender and release their two hostages on TV
1982Some 30,000 women linked arms around the nine-mile perimeter of the Greenham Common military base in Berkshire during the 'Embrace the Base' campaign protesting against nuclear weapons.
1988Thirty-five people died when a busy commuter train crashed into another train that was stopped at a signal just outside Clapham Junction.
