Scratch

Here you will find older scratches, musings and other detritus that once were located on the front pages, but have now faded.

Filed away here to collect dust and cobwwwebs in perpetuity, links may break, facts may change and data may corrupt.

On occasion I may come down here to tidy, but for the most, I prefer to leave the past where it lies.

This Day In History

Courtesy of the The History Channel the main one seems to be in 476AD when the Western Roman Empire falls:

Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed by Odoacer, a German barbarian who proclaims himself king of Italy. Odoacer was a mercenary leader in the Roman imperial army when he launched his mutiny against the young emperor. At Piacenza, he defeated Roman General Orestes, the emperor's powerful father, and then took Ravenna, the capital of the Western Empire since 402. Although Roman rule continued in the East, the crowning of Odoacer marked the end of the original Roman Empire, which centered on Italy.

Other names to crop up include Mark Spitz, Natalia Makarova, Queen Elizabeth II, Gladys Knight, Napoleon, Geronimo; places include Greenham Common, LA and Australia; finally also the Filming of the Titanic in 1985. Needless to say the above list generally arent connected in any way.

Not that these people, those places or the dates wouldn't have been any more or any less important compared to others. Its just a thought.

Laters alligators...

4 Sep 2007 10:59 | (0) comments | Thoughts

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