1. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …e. They tested their theories with a flight of LZ 130, the GRAF Zeppelin II, but concluded the stations were a new long-range naval communications system. == War years == In July 1938 Watson-Watt left Bawdsey Manor and took up the post of Direc…

2. Lithium-ion Battery — 2023-09-23 15:53:22

   …hones a reality. A small compact rechargeable battery cell that can be reused many times over. Electric cars with long range now a reality. …

3. Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46

   … next door to have the room to manufacture the large quantities required. One of their promotional activities was to arrange that all restaurants on **ocean liners** sailing to and from [[England]] carried Worcestershire Sauce They even paid t…

4. Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21

   …is. With a top speed of 9-12 mph, Walter Bersey’s taxis were the first self-propelled vehicles for hire. Although the range was around 38 miles it did not need to recharged, instead the batteries were swapped out in around 3 minutes (about the…

5. Loch Ness Monster — 2022-05-03 17:06:34

   …re many references to “Nessie” in Scottish history, dating back to around** A.D. 500**. When local Picts carved a strange aquatic creature into standing stones near Loch Ness. {{Image url="Loch-Ness.jpg" title="Loch Ness: 23 miles long and…

6. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51

   …g Charlie" width="240" }} Chaplin spent his childhood going in and out of the workhouse as well as being educated by a range of charitable schools. In 1898, his mother was committed to a mental asylum due to a psychosis caused by syphilis and m…

7. Miss World — 2021-08-20 10:50:22

   …1951**. It was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in [[London]], [[England]]. == Miss World == Morley had arranged the beauty event as a one-off for the **Festival of Britain.** A total of 26 contestants competed for the title. The …

8. Marmalade — 2021-08-08 18:49:30

   …ey, dated around **1677** and held at the Chester Record Office 4, has one of the earliest recipes for a //Marmelet of Oranges// that compares to the marmalade we know today. == Family Ties == One of Janet Keiller's great-great-great-great gran…

9. Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49

   …"Stringfellows model at the Great Exhibition" }} Stringfellow demonstrated a steam-powered triplane at an exhibition arranged by the '''Aeronautical Society of Great Britain''' (founded in 1866) at the Crystal Palace, London, in 1868. The plane…
   …tri-wing aeroplane. Pilcher had successfully flown several gliders and trialed his plane for powered flight. Percy arranged for a demonstration of his powered flight to some dignitaries at Stanford Hall on 30th September in **1899**, but sadl…

10. Charles Darwin — 2020-08-06 07:52:58

    …the Beagle sailed for South America where she completed extensive surveys, returning via New Zealand in 1836. The wide range of far off destinations opened Darwins mind to how this all fitted together. On the Galapagos Islands he noticed many v…

11. Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52

    … more twist" pinned to it. In May 1894 when Beatrix Potter was staying with her cousin, Caroline Hutton in Harescombe Grange, [[Gloucestershire]]. Caroline told Beatrix the curious tale of a local tailor. Beatrix requested that they visit Glou…

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