Though they had disappeared by the 1920s, the name of the “Peaky Blinders” became synonymous slang for any street gang in Birmingham. … The series, which stars Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, and Joe Cole, is a crime story about a fictional crime family operating in Birmingham just after World WarRead More →
Cycling news – Team Ineos‘ Geraint Thomas on 2021 Tour de France struggles: ‘It’s tough on the head’ Is Geraint in Giro d’Italia 2021? Geraint Thomas leads super-strong Ineos Grenadiers team at Tour de Romandie 2021. Ineos Grenadiers have sent an exceptionally strong team to the Tour de Romandie 2021Read More →
The Railroad Tycoons One of the first and best remembered tycoons was Cornelius Vanderbilt, better known as the “Commodore.” Vanderbilt was the classic entrepreneur, he never attended college and did not even finish public school, dropping out at the age of 11. Who was the most corrupt railroad owner? JayRead More →
Gallaudet had another son, Thomas Gallaudet, who became an Episcopal priest and also worked for the deaf. How did Alice become deaf? Cogswell and Gallaudet At the age of two, Cogswell became ill with “spotted fever” (cerebral-spinal meningitis). This illness took her hearing and later she lost her speech asRead More →
Thomas Edison, of course, is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the lightbulb — among many other things. Who invented the light bulb in 1806? English chemist Humphry Davy developed the first incandescent light in 1802, followed by the first practical electric arc light in 1806. By the 1870s, Davy’sRead More →
The next day, in Lawrence’s hideout, Thomas, Newt, Gally, Frypan, Brenda, and Jorge go over plans to use Teresa to get into the WCKD Tower. … Newt reveals that the reason WCKD put him in the Maze was because they wanted to tell the difference between Immunes like Thomas andRead More →
Grace and Thomas Shelby in Series 3 By the end of Series 1 she and Thomas Shelby became lovers, but she eventually leaves for America, urging Thomas to come with her. Does Thomas fall in love Peaky Blinders? After Grace Thomas never truly fell in love, but while he respectedRead More →
Unlike most inventors, Edison depended upon dozens of “muckers” to build and test his ideas. In return, they received “only workmen’s wages.” However, the inventor said, it was “not the money they want, but the chance for their ambition to work.” The average work week was six days for aRead More →
He is presented with certain admirable qualities such as his overbearing generosity coupled with his staunch integrity. However, his tragic flaw, being his volatile and domineering personality completely governed by his emotions, his overwhelming pride, and his fierce temper begin to get the better of him. How is Henchard aRead More →
Despite the very Irish name, Delaney was never eligible to play for Ireland with the Borussia Dortmund star’s Irish links dating all the way back to the 18th century. Is Delaney a Danish name? “I don’t think many Danish people realise that Delaney is an Irish name,” he added and,Read More →