Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident occurred on 20 December 1943, when, after a successful bomb run on Bremen, 2nd Lt. Charles "Charlie" Brown 's B-17F Flying Fortress Ye Olde Pub of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was severely damaged by German fighters. Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had the opportunity to shoot down the ...
Gastropub. The Eagle in Clerkenwell, London; the first pub to which the term gastropub was applied. A gastropub or gastro pub is a pub that serves food of a similar quality to a restaurant. [1] The term was coined in the 1990s in the United Kingdom, though similar pubs already existed.
Licensing notice displayed above the entrance of a pub (no longer required since November 2005) The alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol, with separate legislation for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland being passed, as necessary, by the UK Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Scottish Parliament respectively.
The Brat Pack is back in Andrew McCarthy's "BRATS," a documentary about what it was like to be one of the stars in the popular '80s group of actors.
The Minnesota Timberwolves ownership dispute is moving into mediation. The first session toward determining whether Glen Taylor will remain controlling owner or cede to Marc Lore and Alex ...
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein must face the European Union's strictest level of digital regulations, the bloc said on Friday as it added the company to its list of big platforms that need ...
Peter & Paul. [3] Eagle and Child, Oxford, derived from the arms of the Earls of Derby, was a meeting place of the Inklings. Rampant Horse (earlier Ramping Horse), Norwich : horses are popular pub signs and names. [46] Red Lion is the name of over 600 pubs. It thus can stand for an archetypal British pub.
Battle of Bamber Bridge. / 53.7217; -2.6621. The Battle of Bamber Bridge is the name given to an outbreak of racial violence involving American soldiers stationed in the village of Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, in Northern England during the Second World War. Tensions had been high following a failed attempt by US commanders to racially segregate ...