Thursday, March 8th marks the 107th International Women's Day. Here's a brief video to explain the history behind this special occasion.
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Friday, November 11th marks the 98th anniversary of the peaceful end of World War 1 - Armistice Day. Click the following link to learn about its significance:
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/armistice.htm Tuesday sees Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton face Republican nominee Donald Trump in the race to become the 45th President of the United States. The winner will be known as 'President-Elect' until taking over from President Obama on Jan 20th, 2017. edition.cnn.com/election/interactive-electoral-college-map/ - interactive map for Election projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/ - Electoral College Predictor Aug 23, 1991 and the World Wide Web is launched to the world for the 1st time. The inventor of W.W.W., Sir Tim Berners-Lee wanted to create, 'not a network of computers but a network of people'. He could hardly have imagined the role the internet would play in the lives of millions 25 years on.
Click the link to see what the 1st website looked like 25 years ago today. http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will begin on Wednesday, September 7th. Learn about some of our extraordinary athletes who will be competing by clicking this link http://www.paralympics.ie/ |