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
When Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa laid siege to the Italian city of Crema, he allegedly let his troops play football with the severed heads of his captives.
Quote of the Day
"The business of America is business.
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~ Calvin Coolidge (US President)
On This Day
43 BCEThe assassination of Cicero, requested by Marc Antony. When his head was delivered to Anthony, his wife, Fulvia, spat on it and jabbed hairpins into his tongue.
1732The Theatre Royal, now known as the Covent Garden Opera House, opened with a performance of the Beggar's Opera.
1787Delaware became the first state of the modern United States.
1817Rear-Admiral William Bligh died. He had been captain of HMS Bounty during the mutiny.
1941The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American naval base a Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, killing 2,403.
1982Charles Brooks Jr became the first person to be executed by lethal injection, with a huge dose of 'truth serum'
