Lake Harrison was a meltwater lake which existed during the Anglian ice age. It covered large parts of the Midlands. See 'A Brief History of Climate Change'.
Lake Harrison
Fact of the Day
Alexander the Great's body was preserved in honey.
Quote of the Day
"Grant that we may from henceforth show ourselves neither bastards nor dastards.
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~ Peter Wentworth on the House of Commons' freedom of speech, 1576
On This Day
41 Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus aka Caligula (Little Boots) was assassinated by the Praetorian Guard he bullied.
76 The future Roman Emperor Hadrian was born in Spain. He was considered one of the 'Five Good Emperors'.
1848 James Marshall discovered gold along the banks of Sutter's Creek, sparking the California Gold Rush.
1943 In Casablanca President Roosevelt and Prime Miniter Winston Churchill concluded that only unconditional surrender by the Nazis would end the war.
1965 Winston Churchill died after suffering a severe stroke nine days earlier. He was 90 years old.
1972 Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered hiding in the jungles of Guam, unaware that World War II had ended.