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5 hours ago · Sat, 2 November 2024, 10:00 pm GMT-7 · 8-min read. The discovery of the unmarked mass graves of more than 4,500 people on a housing development site on the edge of Bristol last month lifted the lid on a dark chapter of the city’s history when it was revealed by Bristol Live. Archaeologists reported their grim discovery on the Blackberry Hill ...
1 day ago · Inverness is an important centre for bagpipe players and lovers, since every September the city hosts the Northern Meeting. The Inverness cape, a garment worn in the rain by pipers the world over, is not necessarily made in Inverness. Another major event in calendar is the annual City of Inverness Highland Games. The event can trace its roots ...
1 day ago · The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation (馬来作戦, Maree Sakusen), was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units and the Imperial Japanese ...
5 hours ago · It was thought that Melbourne's unsuccessful quest to stage the 1996 Olympic Games, and the subsequently successful bid by northern rival city Sydney to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, was a driving force behind Melbourne's motivation to wrest the Australian Grand Prix away from Adelaide. The Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide in 1985–1995 was always the last event in the Formula One calendar ...
