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  1. Pedestrian Crossing — 2023-10-07 11:08:59
    …rossing 1951 == The zebra crossing was first installed in Slough, [[Berkshire]] [[England]] on the 31st October 1951. Authorities were looking for a way to make pedestrian crossings more visible to road users and the public. {{Image url="AbbeyR…
  2. Bob Hope — 2023-09-26 16:57:28
    …, 2003" death_place="California" }} [[Entertainment]]== Bob Hope 1903 == Comedian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. Hope appeared in over 70 films. **Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope** was born at 44 Craigton Road, Eltham, a suburb of South […
  3. Mousetrap — 2023-08-31 23:02:31
    …t //no film adaptation can be produced until the West End production has been closed for at least six months.// == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** author and the second best fiction author after William [[Sh…
    …akespeare]]. {{Tag ids="Longest running author play "}} …
  4. Loch Ness Monster — 2022-05-03 17:06:34
    …esh water in Great Britain. The body of water reaches a depth of nearly 800 feet and a length of about 23 miles. Some 'authorities' speculate that “Nessie” was a solitary survivor of the long-extinct plesiosaurs. The aquatic plesiosaurs were…
  5. Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53
    …ith a 'traffic circle' the vehicles approaching have priority. Traffic circles were not very popular with motorists and authorities have turned to traffic lights because of the high accident rate associated with them. - In 1926 the UK Minis…
  6. Agatha Christie — 2021-08-14 20:41:37
    … than 70 detective novels as well as a record breaking [[Mousetrap | play]]. Christie died on January 12, 1976. == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** author and the second best fiction author after William [[Sh…
  7. Public Park — 2021-08-14 20:30:20
    …nspired the design of many other parks in Britain and around the world. It was the first public park created by a local authority and using public funds. Birkenhead Park was the forerunner of the Parks Movement and its influence was far-reaching …
  8. Modern Olympics — 2021-08-14 20:26:14
    …okes would make contact with foreign philanthropists who shared some of his ideas. Brookes himself petitioned the Greek authorities to revive an international games but internal strife within the country led to the government of the day politely …
  9. Cowboy — 2021-08-09 21:03:46
    … References go back to around 1620 but written proof starts to appear in late 17th century. For example Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, in 1725 use of cowboy to refer to nothing more than a boy tending cows. == Buckaroo == The fir…
  10. Electric Toaster — 2020-12-01 01:05:39
    …her boys, aged between 7 and 15. One of his fellow pupils there was Charles Dodgson, better known as **Lewis Carroll**, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Cromptons many inventions enabled him to take over T.H.P. Dennis & Co's Chelmsfor…
  11. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
    …he rules, that still guide the sport today. In 1895, the Badminton Association (of England) was formed to take over the authority of the Bath Badminton Club, and the new group made rules, which now govern the game throughout the world. == Lawn …
  12. Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35
    …astle**. This worked well, so well there was excess water pressure in the lower part of town. Armstrong convinced the authorities this excess power could be used to power a quayside hydraulic crane that he had been developing. {{Image url="Arm…
  13. Harry Potter — 2018-10-10 17:06:49
    … birth_place="Chipping Sodbury" death_date="now" death_place="" }} ==== J.K. Rowling 1997 ==== ~-[[Literature]] {{toc}} Author of the successful '**Harry Potter**' series of books. Growing up in Tutshill, [[Gloucestershire]] **Joanne Rowling** wa…
    … == Family Home == {{Image url="Rowling_home.jpg" class="left" title="Rowling home" width="300" }} Rowling is the first author to become a **billionaire**. …
  14. Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52
    …943" death_place="Sawrey" }} {{toc}} Beatrix Potter is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated 28 books that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over **100 million*…

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