... ON THIS DAY MONDAY, DECEMBER 30TH 1916: The S a favourite g | of Ts: P i 1837 Over a milion women senta | petition to Queen Victoria, appealing for pubs to be closed on Sundays 1922: Russia was officially renamed _the Union of Soviet Soctalist Republics ...

... which was named after him. Statues have a habit of biting the dust after a certain time. The statue of Queen Victoria which resided in the Royal Victoria Hospital for decades was removed recently for renovation. Many believe it will never be returned to ...

... Landscape Centre, Donegore, Ipm- Spm. | | ON THIS DAY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH ) 1081: i( - Prince Albert, A consort of Queen Victoria, \ died of typhold 4 . - -nfl ? - \ 1803 French ashrologer il 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first ...

... THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH - e s - L e ks 1 TR TR oSI é . forces entered \ Pristina, g ! capital of . SHEENNEE TR KOSOVO e - 1842: Queen Victoria was the first British monarch %o travel by train 1900: The Boxer Rebellion, dedicated to ousting foreigners, , began in ...

... By LESLEY WALSH ROW has broken out over the final resting place of a 100-year-old lifesize statue of Queen Victoria. Councillors agreed last year to site the statue at Belfast's Botanic Gardens but they changed their minds this week, angering some residents ...

... , dignatories and prominent visitors, the Queen also holds investitures in the ma?- nificent gold and white ballroom, created by Queen Victoria because the_tiny Monarch liked to dance. Every autumn the Queen will give a splendid formal reception in the ...

... Queen keeps to her schedule THE Queen continued her public engagements yesterday, marking the 150th Anniversary of London’s pioneering Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. the hospital, which treats 100,000 patients a year, and which was started ...

... area. They are focusing on the significant incidence of urban decay, in the locality that includes Skegoneill Avenue, Queen Victoria Gardens and Fortwilliam Parade, which bound the Antrim Road and Shore Roads “The initiative is part of a wider strategy ...

... years and 148 days, and Queen Victoria, the longestreigning, was monarch for 63 years. To surpass her great-greatgrandmother, the present Queen would have to reign until September 11, 2015, by which time she would be 89. The Queen, who is at pre- -\_:_ ...

... Griffith was b born “/ KJ D 9 ‘ t’ ’ l‘ Ean A Rl 1775: The umbrella was imported into Europe from the Middle East 1901: Queen Victoria died at the age of 81, aftera63yearreign 1947: The first commercial TV station went live in Mississippi 1984: Kenneth ...

... the Beckham throne VICTORIA Beckham becomes Queen for the day in a hilarious new advert for a new brand of “posh crisps”. She stars alongside Gary Lineker in the Walkers TV commercial, which sends up her Posh Spice image. Queen Victoria, wearing a crown ...

... ways.” he added. “alvert w~- Calvert was carried off In triumph in the Queen’s Prize victor’s chair which is a tradition in the event instigated as far back as the reign of Queen Victoria, before being congratulated by Prince Edward on his achievement. “It ...