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Explosion on the Moon
For the past 8 years NASA have been monitoring the Moon for explosions caused by large objects hitting its surface. Scientists have been surprised to discover that the Moon is…
SATs week
All state primary pupils in England sit tests at the end of Key Stage 2 (year 6). Independent schools can choose to use the same SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests) papers state schools…
David Attenborough is 87 Today
Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit. In…
Archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest railway tunnel’ in Derbyshire
The tunnel lies on the route of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway built by 1793 to link the Cromford Canal with limestone quarries at Crich. Trevor Griffin, who is…
George Washington
224 years ago George Washington became the first president of the United States of America. He was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington served as a general…
To mourn or to celebrate…
Today William Shakespeare turns 449! But…today also is 397 years on since he passed away. William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in…
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer. He was born 328 years ago on March 21st 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, where his father was a town musician. Bach came from a long line…
The World Puppetry Day
Tradition of the holiday for puppeteers around the world opened on March 21, 2003. Since that time all the professionals and Puppet Theatre fans celebrated The World Puppetry Day. Puppetry…
Albert Einstein was born 134 years ago
Albert Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879 in Germany. He developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as…
Is Your Cat on the Map?
Cat Map needs Londoners to add their feline friends’ facts to an online map, making it the most inclusive survey of the capital’s puss population to date. Cat Map mimics…
The Country That Stopped Reading
This is not just about better funding. Perhaps the Mexican government is not ready for its people to be truly educated. We know that books give people ambitions, expectations, a sense…
Examination Day by Henry Seslar
This story seems to be used throughout mid and high schools in the United States, but not as popular in the UK. The story was first published in 1958, and…
