Lake Harrison was a meltwater lake which existed during the Anglian ice age. It covered large parts of the Midlands. See 'A Brief History of Climate Change'.
Lake Harrison
Fact of the Day
The Domesday Book, compiled in 1086, contains around two million words.
Quote of the Day
"Grant that we may from henceforth show ourselves neither bastards nor dastards.
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~ Peter Wentworth on the House of Commons' freedom of speech, 1576
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.