On 14th of March 1899 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin took out a US patent for a ‘navigable balloon’. It became known as a Zeppelin airship.
Spice up your life with home made Garam Masala! A recipe and some social history of Glasgow’s ‘Ruby Murray’ culture.
The curry has become a favourite take away meal of choice but it was not always the case.
Homage to Henrietta #ChooseToChallenge
“In 1953 HeLa cells were the first human cells to be successfully cloned.”
Dr Mary McNeill #ChooseToChallenge
Dr Mary McNeill worked in hospitals in Serbia, Palestine, India and East Africa during and after World War 1.
‘Sharp Tongues and Sharp Knives’ The Herring Lassies #ChooseToChallenge
The Herring Lassies of Scotland were a ‘threat’ to the norms of the day where women were expected to be quiet, work in the home and certainly not travel about. They ‘took the power to themselves’ explained Professor Heddle and ‘chose a voice for themselves’.
Amundsen #OnThisDay
On 7th of March 1912 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen announced to the world the location of the South Pole which he had reached on 14th December 1911.
The Rousay Clearances: Exodus from the Egypt of the North #WorldBookDay
There are only a few copies left of the publication available to purchase which went with the recent exhibition “The Rousay Clearances: Exodus from the Egypt of the North. “
Scotland, Slavery & Land: ‘Follow the Money’
This influx of wealth, said Dr Mackinnon, especially from 1820 – 1850, is ‘trophy on display’ by turning the land whole scale over to hunting and fishing using colonial derived wealth.
Success for Sicilian Wine Trade: 7AD
The Islamic empire expanded into the Mediterranean regions during the 7-9th century AD into regions of the world that produced and consumed wine on a large scale.
HMS Pheasant (1917) #OnThisDay
Eighty nine crew were aboard HMS Pheasant when she was lost on 1st of March 1917.