In 1934 Oswald Mosley’s small but active British Union of Fascists was increasing its activities. Mosley, an aristocratic ex-Tory MP,… READ MORE
This week marks the anniversary of the start of the London Blitz in 1940. When the Blitz is invoked, a… READ MORE
On 6th September 1802, 200 soldiers gathered in several houses near the Tower of London. They were armed, but not… READ MORE
“Dulwich College, the famous school in the southern suburb of London, was set on fire in two places at an… READ MORE
“The proverbial small spark has kindled a great fire which threatens to envelop the whole metropolis.” (The Evening News, 27th August… READ MORE
On 30th August 1572, the playing of football was banned in the City of London. And not for the first… READ MORE
“There was a battle, a pitched battle, in Powis Terrace where I lived. I looked through the fifth floor window… READ MORE
In August 1889 a strike started at Spottiswoode’s, an old printing firm (based near Lincolns Inn Fields) which dated back… READ MORE
On 22nd August 1842, 40,000 Chartists defied a ban to rally on Kennington Common & fought police who attempted to… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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