Our random date generating time machine has taken us back to Friday 31st August 1945 and given us a copy of the Yorkshire Post to read. Just over three months ago the war in Europe came to an end, just under three weeks ago the war in the Far East also came to an end, … Continue reading Random News : Cameras, Coneys And Champion’s Vinegar
Category: Random History
Random Times :Riding Off Into The Shipley Sunset In A Bentley
"Random History" is what happens when you mix together a newspaper archive, a random number generator and a man with too much time on his hands. Today our random-driven time machine takes us back to SATURDAY 21 JULY 1934, and the West Yorkshire town of Shipley. The front page of the Shipley Times and Express … Continue reading Random Times :Riding Off Into The Shipley Sunset In A Bentley
Random History : A Dying Man And A Missing Girl
Historical events are not random: each follows from a series of previous events and leads to a range of future events. Causes and consequences hold history together like the threads of a spiders' web. Sometimes, however, the best way to examine these limitless connections is to jump into history at random: one day, one year, … Continue reading Random History : A Dying Man And A Missing Girl
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