Hoxnian

An interglacial between 410,000 and 380,000 years ago. See '<a href="/historical-period/prehistory/stone-age/a-brief-history-of-climate-change" target="_blank">A Brief History of Climate Change</a>'.

Fact of the Day

Black Monday was the name for rent day in 1880s, when belongings were pawned to pay the landlord.

Quote of the Day

"I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises"

~ Arthur Balfour on Winston Churchill

On This Day

1757 The British East India Company defeated the Bengali & French armies at the Battle of Plassey, establishing company rule in Bengal.