RSS Builder by B!Soft http://vincetracy.com/ A very quick and animated look at British History for a given day down the years en-us vince.tracy@yahoo.com vince.tracy@yahoo.com enjoy your trip http://vincetracy.com/ vince.tracy@yahoo.com nopowerpod,history,vince,tracy,music,powerplayDaily look at power points from British HistoryPOWERPODSvince tracyvince.tracy@yahoo.comvince tracy Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:43:22 +0200 http://vincetracy.com/powerpod.html vince.tracy@yahoo.com (vince tracy)no1756 John Loudon McAdam, the engineer who invented and gave his name to macadamised (tarmac) roads, was born in Ayr, Scotland.......1776 Part of New York City was burned shortly after being occupied by British forces...... 1866 H G Wells, English writer, was born. His books included The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds..... 1874 The birth, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire of the composer Gustav Holst, most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. 1915 Stonehenge was sold at auction to Mr C H Chubb for £6,600 as a present for his wife. Mr Chubb presented it to the nation three years later as his wife didn't think it suited her. 1949 The Republic of Ireland beat England 2-0 at Goodison Park - England's first home defeat by a foreign football team.vince tracy1756 John Loudon McAdam, the engineer who invented and gave his name to macadamised (tarmac) roads, was born in Ayr, Scotland.......1776 Part of New York City was burned shortly after being occupied by British forces...... 1866 H G Wells, English writer, was born. His books included The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds..... 1874 The birth, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire of the composer Gustav Holst, most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. 1915 Stonehenge was sold at auction to Mr C H Chubb for £6,600 as a present for his wife. Mr Chubb presented it to the nation three years later as his wife didn't think it suited her. 1949 The Republic of Ireland beat England 2-0 at Goodison Park - England's first home defeat by a foreign football team.powerpod,history,vince,tracy,music,powerplay Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:26:25 +0200 http://vincetracy.com/powerpod.html vince.tracy@yahoo.com (vince tracy)no2004 Legendary former Nottingham Forest and Derby County boss Brian Clough died from stomach cancer at the age of 69..... ...1854 The Russian army was defeated by the British and French at the Battle of Alma, considered to be the first battle of the Crimean War. The first six Victoria Crosses to be awarded to the British Army for acts of bravery during the fighting were won at this battle.vince tracy2004 Legendary former Nottingham Forest and Derby County boss Brian Clough died from stomach cancer at the age of 69..... ...1854 The Russian army was defeated by the British and French at the Battle of Alma, considered to be the first battle of the Crimean War. The first six Victoria Crosses to be awarded to the British Army for acts of bravery during the fighting were won at this battle.powerpod,history,vince,tracy,music,powerplay Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:25:44 +0200 http://vincetracy.com/powerpod.html http://vincetracy.com/powerpod.html vince.tracy@yahoo.com (vince tracy)no1356 Led by Edward, the Black Prince, the English defeated the French, and captured the French king, John II at the Battle of Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War. The battle resulted in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War, the other two being Crécy, and Agincourt...... 1946 The Council of Europe was founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. It promotes co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation.vince tracy1356 Led by Edward, the Black Prince, the English defeated the French, and captured the French king, John II at the Battle of Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War. The battle resulted in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War, the other two being Crécy, and Agincourt...... 1946 The Council of Europe was founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. It promotes co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation.powerpod,history,vince,tracy,music,powerplay Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:58:00 +0200 http://vincetracy.com/powerpod.html vince.tracy@yahoo.com (vince tracy)novince tracypowerpod,history,vince,tracy,music,powerplay