Wallblake House – The only surviving plantation house on the island in The Valley
June 10, 2020
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The birthplace of the classical composer in Salzburg
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Mozart was born on 27 January 1756 to Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria, née Pertl, at Getreidegasse 9 in Salzburg.
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Yalta Conference – The “Big Three” Conference in Yalta
The World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. The three states were represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Min...
Puffing Billy – The world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive is being exhibited in London
Constructed in 1814 by coal viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom. It was the first commercial adhesion s...