CAPTAIN JAMES COOK’S 290 ANNIVERSARY

CAPTAIN JAMES COOK’S 290 ANNIVERSARY

James Cook was born on 27 October 1728 in a small village near Middlesbrough in Yorkshire. His father was a farm worker. At the age of 17, Cook moved to the coast, settling in Whitby and finding work with a coal merchant. In 1755, Cook enlisted in the Royal Navy, serving in North America where he learnt to survey and […]

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!

Belarus celebrates Teachers Day on the first Saturday of October. Alongside with our country in many parts of the world the beginning of October is the time to praise people of this noble profession.

SMILEY WAS CREATED 55 YEARS AGO

SMILEY WAS CREATED 55 YEARS AGO

A smiley (sometimes called a happy face or smiley face) is a stylized representation of a smiling humanoid face that is a part of popular culture worldwide. The classic form designed by Harvey Ball in 1963 comprises a yellow circle with two black dots representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth (😃)