Category Archives: History
Harvey is back on the Moon!
So we are back on the moon again. I say we as in the Human Race, but in fact it’s the Chinese who have landed the first craft to touch down on the lunar surface for 40 years. This mission, … Continue reading
Posted in conspiracy, History, illuminate, Lepufology, Space Travel, transport, Uncategorized
Tagged giant Rabbit, Jade Rabbit, Jimmy Carter, Robert Anton Wilson, UFO
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End of an Era
Of course, it was on the cards. He was a very, very old man who had spent the best years of his life in political prison. I remember that bright and hopeful day in February, 1990 when Mandela walked out … Continue reading
Posted in anc, History, mandela, Politics, south africa, Uncategorized, War & Peace
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The King’s time to Mumbai
They call it Brunel’s Billiard table. They do so, because across the entire 110 miles of the Great Western Railway line running between London and Bristol, there is a drop in gradient of only one foot – making it so … Continue reading
Posted in engineering, History, railways, transport, Uncategorized
Tagged bridges, Brunel, engineering, great western railway, gwr, Industrial revolution, Roya;l Albert Bridge, Saltash
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As We Set Sail
The NBC news tweet alerted the world to the death of an historic icon. “Astronaut Neil Young, the first man to walk on the moon has died”. The gaff was re-tweeted around the world at the speed of light. Within … Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged Blind Willie Johnson, Buzz aldrin, jupiter, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Neil Yound, saturn, Space race, Voyager, WPLongform
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The Moon’s a Balloon
Now I love a good conspiracy theory. We’ve heard them all, from George Washington and his “all seeing eye and Pyramid on the US Dollar – proof he was a member of the secret “Illuminate” sect, Area 51 and flying … Continue reading
Posted in conspiracy, History, Politics, transport, Uncategorized, War & Peace
Tagged aliens, apollo 11, area 51, Buz aldren, conspiracy theory, debunk, did we go to the moon, moon hoax, NASA, Neil Armstrong
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Give a dog a bad name.
It’s often a problem trying to decide where to meet friends in a busy city. Spend any time in Tokyo, and you will soon notice that people are forever meeting other people, mostly at one of the 640 railway stations … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, War & Peace
Tagged giro, hatchiko, hoesch, interchange station, Japan, london, nazis, railway companies, railway stations, ribbentrop, shibuya, Shinjuku, shinjuku station, time in tokyo, Tokyo
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A moment of cinema history – Updated from 2013
Today the death was announced of the prolific Greek Composer Mikis Theodorakis, at the age of 96. The Greek flag above the Acropolis was flown at half mast, whilst the Parliament observed a minute’s silence and three days of national … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, crete, Greece, History, Mikis Theodorakis, Politics, Uncategorized, Zorba the Greek
Tagged Alan Bates, antony quinn, cinema history, classic cinema, crete, Greece, Greek, Hiraklion, Iraklion, Kazantzakis, Mikis Theodorakis, nostalga, open air cinema, Zorba
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Henry V in the Garden of Eden – repost
Six hundred and One years ago today, October 25th 1415 the English King and his army beat the French at the Battle of Agincourt. As we hover on the brink of triggering Article 50 of the Treaty of Rome, that … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, History, Politics, War & Peace
Tagged agincourt, article 50, brexit, iraq, refugee
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English Heritage and the Cuban Missile Crisis
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Albert Einstein. It’s such a mournful sound; the Banshee wail that rolls across the valley from the … Continue reading
An Orphan of Manchuria
When the sensei declared the school day over, the children ran out into the hot August afternoon. Nine year old Masao Nakajima did what he always did. He ran across the small town to the edge of the airbase, where … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, railways, Uncategorized, War & Peace
Tagged 1945, china, cultural revolution, Harbin, Japan, japanese surrender, lost children, manchuria, mig fighter, orphans, war, WPLongform
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