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All in the month of June The D-Day Normandy Landings The RSPCA celebrates 200 years George Orwell of Nineteen Eighty-Four The disappearance of George Mallory on Everest The back story to what is happening in Sudan ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, June) down the... (2188 words)All in the month of June
It was: 200 years ago, on 16th June 1824, that a London vicar, Arthur Broome, and some 22 of his friends, including the MPs William Wilberforce (anti-slavery campaigner) met at Old Slaughters Coffee House to found the SPCA – the first national animal protection society in the world. By1840 Queen Victoria had given permission for... (641 words)The D-Day Normandy Landings
Eighty years ago, on 6th June 1944, the D-Day Normandy Landings took place. More than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. The Battle of Normandy ended on 25th August with an Allied victory. The question of what the D stood for has never been absolutely determined: some say it just stood for... (291 words)The RSPCA celebrates 200 years
It was 200 years ago this month, on 16th June 1824, that a London vicar, Arthur Broome, and some 22 of his friends, including the MP William Wilberforce, met at Old Slaughters Coffee House in London. They were there because they were deeply concerned about the pitiful plight of many animals in Victorian England. That... (250 words)George Orwell of Nineteen Eighty-Four
It was 75 years ago, on 8th June 1949, that George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published. The book focuses on a society dominated by central government, whose citizens are kept in line by force and mind control, and by restricting access to the truth. Orwell invented terms like ‘Big Brother’, ‘doublethink’ and ‘thoughtcrime’, and... (294 words)The disappearance of George Mallory on Everest
One hundred years ago, on 8th June 1924, the British mountaineer George Mallory disappeared on Mount Everest. His body was found in 1999. The man who may have been the first to climb Everest went missing with his fellow climber Andrew (Sandy) Irvine after setting off for the summit and encountering deep snow and high... (304 words)The back story to what is happening in Sudan
Some 125 years ago, on 19th June 1899, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established. It was granted independence in 1956 as the Republic of Sudan, and South Sudan gained its independence in 2011. On 15th April 2023, violent clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, resulting in... (273 words)
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