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JUNE
Jun 13, 2006 6:13:09 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 13, 2006 6:13:09 GMT 10
June 13
June 13 1819 The Strathnaver Clearances began on the Sutherland estates - families were given 30 minutes to remove their belongings before their cottages were set on fire.
June 13 1831 Birth of James Clerk Maxwell, first Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge University, he created electromagnetic theory of light.
June 13 1975 Rate of price inflation reached 25% in the UK.
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JUNE
Jun 15, 2006 3:54:47 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 15, 2006 3:54:47 GMT 10
June 14
On this day in 1746 Colin MacLaurin, the Scottish mathematician, died. MacLaurin was a child prodigy who attained the position of professor of mathematics by the age of 19, and a close friend and associate of Isaac Newton. His masterwork is 'Organic Geometry, with the Description of the Universal Linear Curves'.
June 14 1789 Whisky distilled from maize was first produced - by a clergyman, the Rev Elijah Craig. He called the new liquor "bourbon" because he lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
June 14 1940 Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with the first contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops.
On 14 June 1946, Scottish inventor, John Logie Baird, died. Baird is remembered as the inventor of television. Born in Helensburgh, even as a child his talents were already apparent, creating a telephone exchange system, connecting his house with four neighbouring ones and, using a petrol generator in the garden, setting up a lighting system for the house - the first in Helensburgh to have electric light.
June 14 1966 Walter McGowan wins World Fly-weight Championship.
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JUNE
Jun 16, 2006 4:56:28 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jun 16, 2006 4:56:28 GMT 10
15 June 1567 Mary Queen of Scots mounted her horse near to Carberry Hill East Lothian. Scotland and surendered to the Confederate Lords where she was taken and held at near by Cousland Castle over night.
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JUNE
Jun 16, 2006 19:08:31 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jun 16, 2006 19:08:31 GMT 10
16th June 1567 Mary Queen of Scots was transfered from Cousland Castle near Dalkeith Midlothian to the island Castle of Loch Leven close to Kinross in the Perth and Kinross area.
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JUNE
Jun 17, 2006 20:55:42 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jun 17, 2006 20:55:42 GMT 10
17th June 1940 People of Edinburgh are holding aservice today to remember the Lancastria Tragedy. I have attached details regards this Tragedy for you read more . news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5089510.stm
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JUNE
Jun 18, 2006 7:04:10 GMT 10
Post by smudger on Jun 18, 2006 7:04:10 GMT 10
Neil thank you for remimding us all of a past sacrifice of life from a ship built in Scotland , not only of a naval masterpiece but of the lives lost from the crew and the soldiers on board . As myself being a former longtime soldier their sacrifice is an honour which i cannot equal .
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JUNE
Jun 20, 2006 3:23:08 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 20, 2006 3:23:08 GMT 10
15 June 1567 Mary Queen of Scots mounted her horse near to Carberry Hill East Lothian. Scotland and surendered to the Confederate Lords where she was taken and held at near by Cousland Castle over night. Very cool! Thank you Neil!
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JUNE
Jun 20, 2006 3:26:49 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 20, 2006 3:26:49 GMT 10
June 18
June 18 1639 Pacification of Berwick, Charles I forced to withdraw from Scotland and recognize an independent Scottish Parliament.
June 18 1746 Flora MacDonald met Prince Charles Edward Stuart and persuaded him to wear women's clothes as part of the escape plan from the Outer Hebrides to Skye.
On 18 June 1815 the Battle of Waterloo was fought in Belgium. Many Scottish regiments took part in the battle, which ended Napoleon's 'hundred days'. Perhaps the most prominent action involving the Scottish contingent was the combined charge of the Gordon Highlanders and the Scots Greys. A French column with over 4,000 men advanced on the Highlanders, while the Gordons, with only about 300 men, were under strict orders not to give way. As the situation reached its most critical moment, suddenly the Scots Greys appeared on the top of the hills. Both Gordons and Scots Greys in common charged the French column, shouting "Scotland Forever", with the Gordons hanging on to the stirrups of the cavalry horses. On 18 June 1970 the Scottish National Party celebrated their first General Election success, with Donald Stewart winning the Western Isles constituency from Labour. He was to hold on to the seat until his retiral in 1987.
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JUNE
Jun 20, 2006 3:29:51 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 20, 2006 3:29:51 GMT 10
June 19
June 19 1306 Army of Robert the Bruce routed at Methven.
On this day in 1566 King James VI was born. The only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Lord Darnley, James acceded to the throne at the age of one, after his mother was forced to abdicate. He was tutored by George Buchanan, a firm Protestant and one of the sharpest minds in Scotland. James was a master diplomat and courted favour in England until he emerged as the main challenger to inherit the English crown on Elizabeth's death. After gaining the English kingdom, James left Edinburgh and only returned once to Scotland.
June 19 1633 Coronation of King Charles I at Holyrood.
June 19 1660 "Day of Public Thanksgiving" on Restoration of Charles II as king.
June 19 1861 Earl Haig, Commander in Chief of British forces 1915-18, founder of British Legion, born.
On 19 June, 1861 Earl Haig was born in Edinburgh. Haig spent a distinguished career in the military, rising through the ranks of the 7th Hussars until eventually becoming C-in-C of British forces in 1915. Haig's tactics during the First World War have been called into question as being unimaginative and wasteful of soldiers' lives, and Haig himself cited his own despair at the casualties lost as the main reason for his work in founding the British Legion and instituting the Poppy Day appeal.
On 19 June 1937 JM Barrie, the Scottish playwright and novelist, died. Although a prolific writer, Barrie is principally remembered today for his classic children's story, 'Peter Pan'. Other notable Barrie works include the prose work 'A Window in Thrums' and the play 'The Admirable Crichton'.
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JUNE
Jun 21, 2006 6:03:05 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 21, 2006 6:03:05 GMT 10
June 20
On this day in 1723, Dr. Adam Ferguson, Scottish historian and philosopher, was born. As Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University, he was a proponent of so-called 'common-sense' philosophy, a precursor to modern sociology. He used the lessons of history to inform his moral thinking, and his later works especially are thought to have influenced philosophers such as Marx and Hegel. Ferguson is also famous by association, as it was at his house in 1787 that a chance meeting occurred between two Scots literary giants, Robert Burns and a young Walter Scott.
June 20 1887 New Tay rail bridge opened, the longest in Britain.
June 20 1969 First announcement of the discovery of high-grade crude oil in the North Sea.
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JUNE
Jun 21, 2006 19:46:35 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jun 21, 2006 19:46:35 GMT 10
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JUNE
Jun 22, 2006 8:36:24 GMT 10
Post by smudger on Jun 22, 2006 8:36:24 GMT 10
Hi LLady i read your historical comments to the 18th of June and was so proud to read of the Scottish Regiments who against all odds still charged against NapoleonĀ“s oncoming infantry , showing Scottish bravery . Also Neil reminding all of a very important naval battle which turned a very decisive tide .
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