The British summer is generally in May, June, July, August and September however BST (british summertime) is also used to represent daylight savings time which is when the clocks are adjusted in the UK by 1 hour. 1 hour forward in the spring and 1 hour back in the autumn. This adjustment forward happened on…
Nike, the ever-popular running and sports brand started off as another company – Blue Ribbon Sports. It was established on 25th January 1964. This . Created by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. They opened their first retail outlet in 1966 and launched the Nike brand shoe…
Total solar eclipses tend to happen every 18 months or so but generally grace South America and often the Pacific Ocean. Partial eclipses are more common with them happening two to fives times a year. The most notable eclipse of recent times in the UK was in 2002 when a total eclipse inspired the…
Star Wars day is celebrated each year by cult fans of the franchise. May 4th refers to the similarity between the sounds of May the fourth and “may the force (be with you)” the Jedi slogan and well-wishes on goodbye. The Star Wars franchise also use this date quite often for release dates for their…
60 years marks the queen’s diamond jubilee. Jubilee’s take place on special years since the coronation, when queen Elizabeth took on the honour and pressure of being England’s monarch. As well as monarch for the whole of the commonwealth too. The coronation was in 1953 but actually she became queen in 1952 the moment her…