The Month of January
January 1911: During this month, riots broke out in the towns of Damery and Hautvilliers as tensions approached a breaking point. Trucks carrying grapes from the Loire Valley were pushed into the Marne river […]
July 15
July 15, 1871: James Busby, who held the position of British Resident in New Zealand from 1833 to 1840, passed away on this date. He contributed to the creation of the 1835 New Zealand […]
July 21
July 21, 1856: On this day, William Ryrie died. William was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist who pioneered settlement in the Port Phillip District and the Braidwood district of New South Wales (now Victoria). In […]
December 31
December 31, 1941: Sir Alex Ferguson was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Considered one of the greatest football managers in history, he was in charge of Manchester United for almost 30 years. Ferguson had a […]
