20th Century

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots…

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Fact of the Day

'Druid' in Celtic means 'oak person', but in the Germanic languages means 'true knowledge'.

Quote of the Day

"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. "

~ Winston Churchill on the Battle of Egypt

On This Day

1469 Political scientist and historian Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was born in Florence. His book The Prince gave rise to the term 'Machiavellian'.

1916 Irish rebels Tom Clarke, Patrick Pearse and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by firing squad for their role in the Easter Rising.

1926 At a minute to midnight Britain's first General Strike, in support of the miners pay dispute, began.

1956 Granada TV first broadcast from Manchester.