Election votes.
In 1928, Liberian President Charles King put himself up for re-election. He was returned to power with an officially stated majority of 600,000 votes. King’s opponent in the election was…
Nicholas Cugnot – The First Car and the First Accident.
The first steam powered vehicle was built by the French military engineer, Nicholas Cugnot in 1769. This 3-wheeled steam machine ran for only 15 minutes and at the end of…
Beer and the Swedish Army
Once upon a time, the beers of Munich were deemed “less than satisfactory” for then Duke of Bavaria, Willhelm V. As a result, his demanding household ordered that beer be…
Major Frank Buckley of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Today in the big spending world of Chelsea and Manchester United, who throw millions away after glory, it’s nice to recall a bygone era, when every penny was counted. Major…
The 1920's and Rouge Lipstick
This article is by Fredrick Lewis Allen, from ‘Only Yesterday’ published in 1931, shows how times changed in the 1920’s by ‘Rouge’ lipstick becoming popular. ‘Perhaps the readiest way of…
Cricket is a Serious Thing by Edward Dyson.
The Australian Poet Edward Dyson wrote some excellent poems during the First World War. After the war he contined writing, this poem from the 1920’s is about the seriousness of…
Nudism in the 30's.
In their book ‘The Long Week End’ by Robert Graves and Alan Hodge published in 1940; talk amusingly of how the English climate was not beneficial to nudism and how…
Changes in ideas of Hygiene
After the First World War and into the 1920’s a new passion for fresh air and sunlight overtook people. Bathing costumes were gradually reduced in size and the fair skin…
Embroidered kneelers at Earnley Parish Church
This little article made me laugh, it’s from a Guide to the parish church of EARNLEY. I visited the church in West Sussex last summer. “The embroidered kneelers were designed…
The Vision of July 1914
Sunday June 28th, 1914 was a turning point in European history, for on that day Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, were assassinated in the…