On this date, September 27, 1825 a steam locomotive ran between Stockton and Darlington. It was the first use of steam in the world on a public railway.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
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May today's German-wide demonstrations be peaceful
The prizewinning film Fatherland is running in Dublin at present. It's about the return to Germany in 1949 of Thomas Mann with his daugh...
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An interesting quote from Napoleon Bonaparte: “The honest man never doubts the existence of God’.
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This is a worrying story. It’s written by Conor Pope and appeared in The Irish Times on Monday. It becomes ever more worrying how large org...
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On this day, Thursday, October 11, 1962 The Second Vatican Council began. It was the first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church in c do...
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