Author: Margaret Roberts

25th Wales played their first international football match in 1876, losing 4-0 to Scotland in...

18th  Two famous Irishmen share their birthday today: snooker player Alex Higgins was born...

11th  Today in 1702 The Daily Courant, England’s first national daily newspaper was published for...

4th  On this day in 1877 the Russian Imperial Ballet Company stages the first performance of Swan...

25th  Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrøm was born today in 1928. He won four Olympic gold medals and...