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On Friday 3 July 1981, several ‘Oi’ (streetpunk) bands were set to play a gig in Southall, an area of… READ MORE
Emmeline Pankhurst and other women’s suffragists founded the militant Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903; having come to the… READ MORE
“Around the world, the movement grows – from the forests of Chiapas to the streets of London, from the grain farmers… READ MORE
“From the most distant part of the metropolis they can ride in the omnibus, for sixpence, to the Hippodrome…’ “As… READ MORE
For centuries Silk Weaving was the dominant industry in Spitalfields and neighbouring areas like Bishopsgate, Whitechapel and Bethnal Green, spreading… READ MORE
“There started up in London about the beginning of the late war, a new pseudo-prophet whose name was Richard Brothers,… READ MORE
For several days from the 29th May 1848, 1000s of supporters of the chartist movement assembled on Clerkenwell Green. A… READ MORE
London’s long history of tailoring work goes back centuries. By the 19th century clothes production expanded, as the capital’s population… READ MORE
The Schools Action Union (SAU) was a children-led movement that existed between 1969 and 1974, and made significant gains in… 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
A passionate baseball fan blog celebrating America's favorite pastime.
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