Author: Margaret Roberts

Where Are They Now – Nadia Comăneci

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Nov 16, 2016 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Where Are They Now, Women in Sport | 0

Nadia Comăneci and the phrase ‘Perfect 10’ are synonymous. This year marks 40 years since a 14...

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On This Week – 14th November 2016

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Nov 14, 2016 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

14th- On this day in 1851 Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick is published in New York (incidentally...

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On This Week – 7th November 2016

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Nov 7, 2016 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

7th – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal is first published on this day in 1665. In...

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On This Week – 31st October 2016

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Oct 31, 2016 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

31st – Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents the pneumatic bicycle tyre on this day in 1888. In...

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On This Week – 24th October 2016

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Oct 24, 2016 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

24th – Born on this day in 1838 was Annie Eddson Taylor, stuntwoman and educator, who, on her 63rd...

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