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JUNE
Jun 23, 2006 2:08:07 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jun 23, 2006 2:08:07 GMT 10
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JUNE
Jun 23, 2006 7:04:36 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 23, 2006 7:04:36 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 Napoleon´s oncoming infantry , showing Scottish bravery . Also Neil reminding all of a very important naval battle which turned a very decisive tide . smudger they did show amazing courage!
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JUNE
Jun 23, 2006 7:08:38 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 23, 2006 7:08:38 GMT 10
June 23
Today in 1314 Robert I, King of Scots, killed Henry de Bohun at the commencement of the Battle of Bannockburn. In retaliation for the defeat of English garrisons at Edinburgh and Roxburgh castles, Edward II led a massive invasion force into Scotland, where they met the Scots army at Bannockburn, near Stirling. The battle continued until the next day.
June 23 1650 Charles II sailed into the estuary of the river Spey and signed the Covenant before going ashore.
June 23 1823 George and Robert Stephenson open their locomotive foundry in Newcastle upon Tyne. On this day in 1832 Sir James Hall, Scottish geologist, died. Founder of geochemistry, Hall demonstrated that if igneous rocks are allowed to cool slowly, they form crystalline rather than glassy rock. He also showed that limestone, when heated under pressure, does not decompose but becomes marble.
June 23 1927 Singer Kenneth McKellar born.
June 23 1952 Salvador Dali's painting "Christ of St John of the Cross" went on display in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery. There was a public outcry when Dr Tom Honeyman, the then director of Glasgow's museums and art galleries, spent the city's entire annual purchasing budget (all £8,200 or US$13,000) to obtain the painting.
June 23 1971 Mass protest in West of Scotland against closure of John Brown's shipyard.
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JUNE
Jun 23, 2006 7:11:46 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 23, 2006 7:11:46 GMT 10
June 24
Today in 1314 the Scottish army, under Robert I, defeated a far larger English army at the Battle of Bannockburn. Bruce had chosen his ground carefully, and won a tremendous victory over the vast English army. This was perhaps Bruce's greatest hour, and his most enduring memory - fighting for his nation's independence against a hugely superior English force, and winning. 24 June 1777 saw the birth of Admiral Sir John Ross, Scottish Polar explorer. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he commanded a second search expedition (1829–33), when he located the north magnetic pole on Boothia Peninsula, now called Prince of Wales Island. His last trip to the arctic regions was made in 1850–51, when he went to the Lancaster Sound region to search for Sir John Franklin. He wrote two books describing his quest for the Northwest Passage.
June 24 1886 Crofters' Holding Act passed providing limited security of tenure.
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JUNE
Jun 23, 2006 7:16:04 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 23, 2006 7:16:04 GMT 10
June 25
June 25 1799 David Douglas, explorer and botanist, born at Scone, Perthshire. In addition to the Douglas Fir, he brought back to Europe lupins, phlox, penstemmon, sunflowers, clarkia, Californian poppy, mimulus, flowering currant, rose of sharon and mahonia.
June 25 1876 Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
June 25 1887 Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling.
June 25 1891 The first Sherlock Holmes story by Edinburgh-born author Arthur Conan Doyle was published in the "Strand" magazine, triggering the success of the stories - earlier publication of "A Study in Scarlet" in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 had attracted little public interest
On this day in 1897, Margaret Oliphant, Scottish novelist, died. Born in East Lothian in 1828, Margaret spent most of her life living in Liverpool and Glasgow. Her novels are often subversive, using sharp wit to expose the hypocrisy and injustices of Victorian society. The mundane existence of women of the time, and the difficulties of relations within families, were themes she tackled with delicacy, humour and intelligence. 25 June 1936 saw the birth of Roy Williamson, Scottish folk musician and songwriter. A founder member of the folk group, 'The Corries', for whom he wrote the song which has since become Scotland's unofficial National Anthem, 'Flower of Scotland'.
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JUNE
Jun 28, 2006 6:41:26 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 28, 2006 6:41:26 GMT 10
June 26
June 26 1488 James IV crowned king at the age of 15 at Scone. He reigned until 1513 when he fell with the flower of Scotland's nobility at the Battle of Flodden Field.
On this day in 1695 the company which undertook the Darien Scheme was formed. The company came to ruin five years later through English obstruction, Spanish hostility and Scottish mismanagement. The image is of Darien House in Bristo Street in Edinburgh. Originally built as the headquarters for the ill-fated Company, it later became a lunatic asylum for paupers in the nearby workhouse.
June 26 1830 King George IV died, aged 67 (and William IV ascended the throne). George IV is reckoned to be Britain's fattest king. His favourite breakfast was two roast pigeons, three beefsteaks, a bottle of white wine, a glass of champagne, two of port and one brandy.
26 June 1824 saw the birth of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, eminent Scottish physicist. He devised the Kelvin, or Absolute, scale of temperature. Thomson brought together disparate areas of physics - heat, thermodynamics, mechanics, hydrodynamics, magnetism, and electricity - and thus played a principal role in the final synthesis of 19th-century science. His success as a synthesizer of theories about energy places him in the same position in 19th-century physics as Sir Isaac Newton has in 17th-century physics or Albert Einstein in 20th-century physics.
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JUNE
Jun 28, 2006 6:44:43 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 28, 2006 6:44:43 GMT 10
June 27
June 27 1583 James VI (aged 8) escaped from Castle Ruthven.
Today in 1857 Daniel MacMillan, Scottish publisher, died. Born on the Isle of Arran, he was co-founder with his brother Alexander of the successful publishing house, MacMillan. His grandson became the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan.
On this day in 1937, Robin Hall, Scottish folk singer and musician, was born. Hall achieved national fame in partnership with fellow Scot, Jimmie MacGregor, on the BBC TV show, "Tonight". His hits included "The Mingulay Boat Song" and "Ye Cannae Shove Yer Grannie Aff a Bus".
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JUNE
Jun 30, 2006 3:46:11 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 30, 2006 3:46:11 GMT 10
June 28
Today in 1746, Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie set sail from Benbecula to Skye. After Culloden, the Prince had a high price on his head. He came to Benbecula, and Flora helped him escape to Skye by disguising him as her Irish maid, Betty Burke. The crossing was short but perilous, as the small boat weathered both storms and the bullets of redcoats from the shore. Yet they survived that, and the questioning of government men, thanks in no small part to the cool demeanour of Flora, and the Prince escaped to France, never to return. She was arrested when her part in the escape became known, but the popular appeal of her courage and ingenuity meant she was well treated, and she was released after spending a few years in the Tower. She emigrated to America, but later returned to Kingsburgh on Skye, where she died in 1790.
On 28 June 1790, the Forth and Clyde Canal opened. The 35 mile course from Bowling to Grangemouth is the longest of the Lowland canals. It was formally abandoned in 1962. Its re-opening in 2001 was part of the Millenium Link scheme, allowing waterway travel from Edinburgh to Glasgow by linking to the Union canal via the remarkable Falkirk Wheel boat lift. June 28 1838 Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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JUNE
Jun 30, 2006 3:47:38 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 30, 2006 3:47:38 GMT 10
June 29
Today in 1928, Ian Bannen, Scottish actor, was born. Bannen appeared in more than 60 British and American films. These include "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965) for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. On TV, he was probably best known for his parts in the BBC drama series, "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy", and the ITV medical drama, "Dr. Finlay". In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA. He died in 1999, aged 71.
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JUNE
Jun 30, 2006 3:49:49 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jun 30, 2006 3:49:49 GMT 10
June 30
Today in 1857 marked the beginning of the trial of Madeleine Smith for murder. The daughter of a Glasgow architect, James Smith, this most eligible of society ladies was accused in 1857 of murdering her alleged former lover, Emile L'Angelier. Among the evidence were some explicit love letters: the resulting scandal turned public opinion against her. Learning of her engagement to the wealthy William Minnoch, L'Angelier had threatened to give the love letters to her father, superficially providing her with a strong motive. However the actual evidence against her was weak, and after a famously skilful defence by the Dean of Faculty, John Inglis, a verdict of 'not proven' was returned. Subsequent research suggests that L'Angelier, a known arsenic eater, may have been a victim of his own vengeful plot to frame Madeleine for his attempted murder. She moved to London, where she became a popular figure, marrying artist and publisher, George Wardle. After this marriage failed, she moved to New York, married again in her seventies, and lived to the age of 93. On this day in 1931, James Loughran, Scottish conductor, was born in Glasgow. Loughran first came to notice when he won the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Conducting Competition in 1961, and soon became principal conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In 1971, he was appointed successor to Barbirolli by the Hallé Orchestra, and in 1979-83 he was Principal Conductor of the Bamberger Symphoniker. During those years he made outstanding recordings of the Beethoven and Brahms Symphonies, and his recording of Holst’s "The Planets" won him a gold record. James Loughran has regularly conducted European orchestras, from Stockholm to Barcelona, as well as in the USA and Australia. In 1996 he comitted himself to Denmark’s Aarhus Symphony Orchestra as Chief Conductor.
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JUNE
Jun 30, 2006 8:15:05 GMT 10
Post by smudger on Jun 30, 2006 8:15:05 GMT 10
Mary Queen Of Scots had more idea how to rule a nation and send an army into war as her future attempt at being Scotlands King , she tried her best but lost her life for her attempts . Iwrote this post on seeing a post about the biggest wastage of Scottish hopes ( Bonnie Prince Charlie) this man missled and wasted so many Scottiish lifes . Sorry for the hard opinion but he was a waste of space .
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JUNE
Jul 1, 2006 3:41:08 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 1, 2006 3:41:08 GMT 10
It may be a hard opinion smudger, but it is the truth.
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