August 27th – Birthdays and Events
1900 - Britain’s first long distance bus service began between London and Leeds. The journey took 2 days!
August 26th – Birthdays and Events
2017 - Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks. The attack happened on August 17, when a van smashed into nearby walkers. Thirteen people were killed, while over 100 were injured.
August 25th – Birthdays and Events
1997 - Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64. The game opened the FPS genre to the console market. It’s often credited for paving the way for the popularity of the Halo and Call of Duty franchises.
August 24th – Birthdays and Events
2016 - Astronomers announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet named Proxima b. The planet orbits the nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, 4.22 lightyears away.
August 23rd – Birthdays and Events
2005 - Hilary Lister, from Kent, became the first quadriplegic sailor to cross the English Channel. She achieved this by using controls powered by her breath to navigate her boat and made the crossing in six hours thirteen minutes.
August 22nd – Birthdays and Events
2014 - ‘Upton Chippie’ in Gainsborough, which uses a coal-fired range and a 66 year old batter recipe, was listed alongside the finest restaurants in Britain in the Good Food Guide.
August 21st – Birthdays and Events
1996 - The new Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, London, opened with a production of Two Gentlemen of Verona.
August 20th – Birthdays and Events
2019 - NASA announced they would send a ship to Jupiter’s moon, Europa, to look for extraterrestrial life. The craft, named Europa Clipper, should be ready by 2023 and launch by 2025.
August 19th – Birthdays and Events
2008 - Chris Hoy encapsulates British dominance of track cycling at the Beijing Olympics beating teammate Jason Kenny to win the sprint, adding to his keirin and team sprint gold medals.