SempaiScuba
@sempaiscuba.bsky.social
Archaeologist and scuba diver (a sort of "Indiana Cousteau" if you like). IT Trainer and eLearning designer. Genealogist & bibliophile. Woodworker and amateur radio enthusiast.
20 January 1265: England's first Parliament to include representatives of major towns in addition to the Lords met in Westminster Hall, London. The parliament had been convened by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. #History
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 AM
20 January 1265: England's first Parliament to include representatives of major towns in addition to the Lords met in Westminster Hall, London. The parliament had been convened by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. #History
Closing the stable door after the horses have bolted?
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Closing the stable door after the horses have bolted?
19 January 1920: The US Senate voted against joining the League of Nations. #History #USA #LeagueofNations
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
19 January 1920: The US Senate voted against joining the League of Nations. #History #USA #LeagueofNations
January 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
19 January 1917: An accidental explosion destroyed the Brunner Mond TNT plant in #Silvertown in east #London.
The explosion killed 73 people & devastated the local area. #History #WW1
The explosion killed 73 people & devastated the local area. #History #WW1
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
19 January 1917: An accidental explosion destroyed the Brunner Mond TNT plant in #Silvertown in east #London.
The explosion killed 73 people & devastated the local area. #History #WW1
The explosion killed 73 people & devastated the local area. #History #WW1
January 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
19 January 1812: British soldiers stormed Ciudad Rodrigo following a ten-day siege. #History #PeninsularWar
January 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
19 January 1812: British soldiers stormed Ciudad Rodrigo following a ten-day siege. #History #PeninsularWar
19 January 1419: Henry V of England completed his reconquest of #Normandy with the surrender of #Rouen. #History #100YearsWar
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM
19 January 1419: Henry V of England completed his reconquest of #Normandy with the surrender of #Rouen. #History #100YearsWar
RIP Rudyard Kipling, author, poet and Nobel Laureate. Died 18 January 1936 (aged 70). #History #Literature
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
RIP Rudyard Kipling, author, poet and Nobel Laureate. Died 18 January 1936 (aged 70). #History #Literature
Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne was famously illustrated by E. H. Shepard OBE MC.
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne was famously illustrated by E. H. Shepard OBE MC.
Happy Birthday to A.A. Milne, author and inventor of #PoohSticks Born 18 January 1882.
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Happy Birthday to A.A. Milne, author and inventor of #PoohSticks Born 18 January 1882.
18 January 1974: The Israeli and Egyptian governments signed a treaty ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War. #History
January 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
18 January 1974: The Israeli and Egyptian governments signed a treaty ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War. #History
January 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
18 January 1788: The first convicts to be transported from Great Britain to #Australia arrived at Botany Bay. #History #FirstFleet
January 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
18 January 1788: The first convicts to be transported from Great Britain to #Australia arrived at Botany Bay. #History #FirstFleet