Saturday 14 December 2019

History and Etymology for Chess

Chess: a game for two players with 16 pieces each on a board of 64 squares. The board is called chessboard (or checkerboard).

Sunday 8 December 2019

Real Story of St. Valentine’s Day

The old custom of sending "Valentines" on 14th February has nothing whatever to do with St. Valentine.

How Scotland Yard Got Its Name

On the site of the present London police headquarters stood an ancient palace, appropriated to the use of the Scottish Kings who came to London once a year to pay homage to the English sovereign at Westminster Abbey.