WE MAKE SANDWICHES
The modern sandwich is named after Lord Sandwich – John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Thanksgiving is a very American holiday. It is also called Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year.
MEALS IN BRITAIN
Bangers and mash, bubble and squeak, scrambled eggs and Yorkshire puddings… Have you ever eaten these dishes? People say that one of the best ways to understand a nation is to try its traditional cuisine.
MARIE CURIE’S 150 ANNIVERSARY
Marie Curie, Maria Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867, the daughter of a secondary-school teacher. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. She became involved in a students’ revolutionary organization and found it prudent to leave Warsaw then for Cracow, which at that time was under Austrian rule.
KING TUT’S TOMB DISCOVERY 195 YEARS AGO
On November 4, 1922, British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Tutankhamun, nicknamed King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1333 BCE (when he was just nine years old) until his death in 1323 BCE. After he died, Tutankhamun was mummified, according to tradition, and buried in a tomb […]
PROJECTS ABOUT BELARUS
You are welcomed to visit three resourse packs about Belarus.
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