20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1999
Featured song: Robbie Williams – She’s The One This is the last of a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]
History
20th Century
The connection between the Commandos, the US Rangers and the SAS
Apart from the fact that they are all some kind of special forces, the real connection is that they were all given their names by Dudley Clarke who finished the war as a Brigadier. Who [more…]
20th Century
The Bomber Command and USAAF Bombing of Dresden, 13-15th February 1945, Part One
When he became Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of Bomber Command and at the start of the bombing campaign, Harris said, quoting the Old Testament: The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that [more…]
20th Century
The Bland Generation?
I visited the Titanic museum in Belfast today. On the way I passed a young lad of about 15 years of age dressed as a skinhead. He looked the part. Ox blood 18 hole DMs, [more…]
18th Century
Sophie Germain Primes and Cunningham Chains
A Sophie Germain prime is a prime number such that is also a prime number. That is, , where and are both prime. For example, . The sequence begins Sophie Germain () explored these primes [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1998
Featured song: All Saints – Never Ever (UK Version)
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1997
A History of Pop Music – 1997 This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]
20th Century
The Wisdom of Charlotte: For the Love of Vinyl
I have recently finished reading David Hepworth’s “A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives”. It was a very fascinating read as to how the long playing record influenced our lives as teenagers and [more…]
16th Century
The Troubled History of the Potato
The potato is a native of the high Andes, a low-growing plant (Solanum tuberosum) with pretty purple flowers and round black fruits. To survive in its harsh environment it has evolved the habit of growing [more…]