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James Boswell's, Life of Johnson, published
James Boswell's, Life of Johnson, published …

St. Piran’s Day Patron Saint of Cornwall
St. Piran’s Day Patron Saint of Cornwall Saint Piran’s Day (Cornish: Gool Peran), or the Feast of Saint Piran, is the national day of Cornwall, held on 5 March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners. …
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England Glastonbury Thorn Day
England Glastonbury Thorn Day Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, now presents itself as traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church in the world situated in the mystical land of Avalon by dating the founding of the community of monks at A.D. 63, the legendary visit of Joseph of Arimathea, who was supposed to have brought the Holy Grail and planted the Glastonbury Thorn. Even the skeptic finds much else to admire about Glastonburys evocative ruins and its splendid documented history. …

Handsel Monday, traditionally the day on which gifts were exchanged in Scotland
Handsel Monday, traditionally the day on which gifts were exchanged in Scotland “Handsel Monday” is a traditional Scottish term for the first Monday of the year. …

A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Northern Bank in Belfast, one of the largest bank robberies in British history
A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Northern Bank in Belfast, one of the largest bank robberies in British history On 20 December 2004, a total of £26.5 million in cash was stolen from the headquarters of Northern Bank on Donegall Square West in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Having taken family members of two bank officials hostage, an armed gang forced the workers to help them steal used and unused pound sterling banknotes. The money was loaded into a van and driven away in two trips. This was one of the largest bank robberies in the history of the United Kingdom. …