Remembrance Day (formerly Armistice Day) is on the 11th November. The Great War, or World War One, came to an end on the Western Front on the 11th November 1918 when the Armistice (a suspension of hostilities or truce) was signed between Germany and the allies of WW1 (fighting continued in other areas). At 11am [...]
The Gunpowder Plot In London, England, on the 5th November 1605, a group of Catholic extremists planned to kill the Protestant King James I and his Protestant government by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. However, a search of the cellars below Parliament found Guy Fawkes ready to set light to 36 barrels of gunpowder, [...]
Halloween is the night of the 31st October when people dress up in costumes as ghosts, witches, skeletons and devils, and try to frighten each other. According to tradition, Halloween is the night of the year when it was believed that ghosts and witches are very active and they return to the earthly world. People [...]
