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A Wee bit of Scottish Humour
One morning a Scotsman is having breakfast in Paris, (coffee, croissants, bread, butter and marmalade) when a Frenchman, chewing bubble-gum, sits down next to him. The Scotsman ignores the Frenchman who, nevertheless, starts a conversation.. Frenchman: ‘You Scots folk eat … Continue reading
An Amazing Day For A Six Year Old
I was pleased to read my article in today’s Guardian Newspaper (12th May2015), It appeared as a story under the heading “History” on page A7 Opinion. The story was almost unchanged from how I had composed it. That was until … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Blitz, Belfast Social History
Tagged air defense lacking, Belfast, bombings, Bushmills, deaths, destruction, no shelters, Paris, war
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This Day in History
June 23rd in 1942 was one of the blackest days in the history of the Second World War. It was the day the Nazis selected the first Jews for the new gas chambers at Auschwitz. They used a train full … Continue reading