Category Archives: In the news

In the news: Queen Elizabeth unveils Bomber Command memorial, 28 June 2012

Posted on July 6, 2012 by secondbysecond

A few days ago, and 67 years after the most devastating war in history, the Queen unveiled a new monument on the edge of Green Park in central London. The larger-than-life sculpture features the WWII airmen of Britain’s Bomber Command. … Continue reading →

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In the news: Ghosts of Olympics past

Posted on June 15, 2012 by secondbysecond

With this year’s London Olympics fast approaching, the topic of previous Olympic Games has garnered much attention in UK newspapers. An article in yesterday’s Guardian by Alex von Tunzelmann focussed on the Berlin Olympics of 1936 and the movie Olympia, … Continue reading →

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In the news/Book review: 6 June–Anniversary of D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2012 by secondbysecond

Today (6 June) is the day when veterans and dignitaries of the warring nations of WWII gather on the beaches of Normandy to give thanks, and to honour the fallen of 68 years ago. This week, tourists will fan out … Continue reading →

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In the news: Transit of Venus, 5 June/6 June 2012

Posted on May 30, 2012 by secondbysecond

If you miss this event, expect to wait over a century to see it again (in December 2117). A transit of Venus happens when the planet passes between us and the sun. Although the last transit occurred in 2004, the … Continue reading →

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In the news: Memorial Day 2012

Posted on May 28, 2012 by secondbysecond

The use of dogs in warfare goes back to ancient times, even as far back as the Greeks, and the Egyptians. During World War I, the Belgians used their Bouviers des Flandres to haul machine guns to the front. In … Continue reading →

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In the news: 15 May, Nylon Stockings Day!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by secondbysecond

15 May is Nylon Stockings Day! Seventy-two years ago, the famous DuPont product went on sale for the first time ever in US stores. Look at WWII pinup Betty Grable putting her nylons through their paces in this 1940s photo. … Continue reading →

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In the news: Kittyhawk’s Sahara crash site found after 70 years

Posted on May 11, 2012 by secondbysecond

Seventy years after Rommel’s Afrika Korps and Monty’s Eighth Army were battling for control of North Africa, an RAF fighter plane belonging to Britain’s Desert Air Force was found in the Sahara Desert. According to the British newspaper The Telegraph … Continue reading →

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In the news: Romanino’s Christ

Posted on April 22, 2012 by secondbysecond

The Italian Renaissance masterpiece, Christ Carrying a Cross Dragged by a Rogue, painted by Girolamo Romanino, was seized by US officials while on tour in Tallahassee and, as reported in the British newspaper The Telegraph (19 April 2012), returned to the … Continue reading →

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In the news: Resistance hero Raymond Aubrac dies at age 97

Posted on April 14, 2012 by secondbysecond

Resistance leader Raymond Aubrac died recently (10 April 2012) at the age of 97 in a French military hospital in Paris. Aubrac was predeceased by his equally famous wife, Lucie, who died in 2007 at the age of 94. Lucie was … Continue reading →

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In the news: Eggstraordinary rock

Posted on April 10, 2012 by secondbysecond

  British newspaper The Mail on Sunday reported this week that on 7 April 2012 a toddler on an Easter-egg-hunt found a live grenade, similar to the one pictured above. The event took place at Holford, Somerset. Stuart Moffat and … Continue reading →

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