Saturday 4 July 2020

ON THIS DAY 4th JULY - JUST FOR FUN


1776 -  US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain.

1838- Huskar Colliery Mining Disaster in Silkstone England: mining pit floods drown 26 children, leads to 1842 'Mines and Collieries Act' bans women and children working underground.

2017 -North Korea tests first successful intercontinental ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

1931-  Irish writer (Ulysses) James Joyce and Nora Barnacle finally marry in London registry office after meeting in 1904..


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