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.
2 December 1999: The UK government devolved political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive as part of the Good Friday Agreement. #History #NorthernIreland
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
2 December 1999: The UK government devolved political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive as part of the Good Friday Agreement. #History #NorthernIreland
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
2 December 1942: A team led by Enrico #Fermi initiated the first self-sustaining nuclear chain-reaction. #History #ManhattanProject
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
2 December 1942: A team led by Enrico #Fermi initiated the first self-sustaining nuclear chain-reaction. #History #ManhattanProject
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
2 December 1823: In a State of the Union speech, President James #Monroe issued what became known as the 'Monroe Doctrine', proclaiming American neutrality in future European conflicts and warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas. #History #USA #MonroeDoctrine
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
2 December 1823: In a State of the Union speech, President James #Monroe issued what became known as the 'Monroe Doctrine', proclaiming American neutrality in future European conflicts and warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas. #History #USA #MonroeDoctrine
2 December 1805: The Battle of #Austerlitz. French troops under #Napoleon Bonaparte defeated a joint Russo-Austrian force. #History
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
2 December 1805: The Battle of #Austerlitz. French troops under #Napoleon Bonaparte defeated a joint Russo-Austrian force. #History
1 December 1990: The two sections of the Channel Tunnel, started from the United Kingdom and France, met beneath the English Channel. #History
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
1 December 1990: The two sections of the Channel Tunnel, started from the United Kingdom and France, met beneath the English Channel. #History
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
1 December 1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, #Alabama. #History #CivilRights
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1 December 1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, #Alabama. #History #CivilRights
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
1 December 1919: Lady Astor became the first female Member of #Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons. #History #UK
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
1 December 1919: Lady Astor became the first female Member of #Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons. #History #UK
1 December 1887: Arthur Conan Doyle's story 'A Study in Scarlet', which introduced the detective Sherlock Holmes, was published in Beeton’s Christmas annual. #History #SherlockHolmes
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
1 December 1887: Arthur Conan Doyle's story 'A Study in Scarlet', which introduced the detective Sherlock Holmes, was published in Beeton’s Christmas annual. #History #SherlockHolmes
1 December 1868: The new Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market opened at #Smithfield in #London. (1/3) #History
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
1 December 1868: The new Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market opened at #Smithfield in #London. (1/3) #History
1 December 1835: Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales. #History #Literature
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
1 December 1835: Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales. #History #Literature
Happy Saint Andrew's Day everybody! #StAndrewsDay
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy Saint Andrew's Day everybody! #StAndrewsDay