Daily manual labour changed significantly when Thomas and William Robson opened the doors to their foundry and commercial business, writes Glenn Walker.
Robert Miller: When Jupiter and Saturn appear as one
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Jupiter and Saturn are shining brightly in the autumn sky. On Dec. 21 their paths will be so close that they’ll appear as one, an event that happens only once every 800 years or so.Woodcock Nature Center / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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A diagram of the planets in our solar system with the planets namesChristos Georghiou www / fotoliaShow MoreShow Less
In the year 1226 A.D., the great Mongol Horde was swarming eastward from Central Asia, marauding its way into Bulgaria. Charles I, the future King of Naples, was born. Louis XIII Louis the Lion of France, died. So did St. Francis of Assisi.