Toby's experience comes from website design as well as experience running large forums and communities. After he married Debbie he developed a keen interest in history and found himself discussing history quite a lot!
Fact of the Day
When President Lyndon Johnson was asked by members of the press why American soldiers were in Vietnam, he unzipped his trousers, pulled out what lay beneath and said 'This is why!'
Quote of the Day
"Foul as it is, hell itself is made more foul by the presence of John.
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~ Matthew Paris (13th century chronicler) on King John
On This Day
1606Shakespeare's King Lear was first performed, at the court of James I.
186238 Native Americans were killed in the largest mass-hanging in US history, in Mankato, Minnesota.
1900A relief lighthouse crew reached Flannan Isles, Scotland, to find all three keepers had vanished. The mystery has never been solved.
2004A 9.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra caused a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people.
