Northern England roughly coincides with the statistical regions of North
East England, North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber, which
have a combined population of 14.9 million as of the 2011 Census. It
contains much of England's national parkland as well as the conurbations
of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Teesside, Tyneside, Wearside, and
South and West Yorkshire. Until the unification of Britain under the
Stuarts, the area experienced Anglo-Scottish border fighting. Many of
the innovations of the Industrial Revolution began in Northern England,
and its cities were the crucibles of many of the political changes that
accompanied this social upheaval, from trade unionism to Manchester
Capitalism. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the economy of
the North was dominated by heavy industry such as weaving, shipbuilding,
steelmaking and mining, but deindustrialisation in the late 20th century
hit hard. Urban renewal projects and the transition to a service economy
have resulted in strong economic growth in some areas, but a
North–South divide remains in both the economy and the culture of
England.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_England>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1774:
British explorer James Cook became the first European to sight
the island of New Caledonia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia>
1843:
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies married Pedro II of Brazil
at a state ceremony.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Cristina_of_the_Two_Sicilies>
1886:
After more than 25 years of fighting against the United States
Army and the armed forces of Mexico, Geronimo of the Chiricahua Apache
surrendered at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geronimo>
1957:
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National
Guard to prevent nine African American students from attending Little
Rock Central High School.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_National_Guard_and_the_integration_of_Central_High_School>
2010:
A 7.1 Mw earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand
(damage pictured), causing up to NZ$3.5 billion in damages.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ghit:
(Internet) Contraction of Google hit: a hit obtained using the search
engine Google.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghit>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
These things will destroy the human race: politics without
principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning
without silence, religion without fearlessness and worship without
awareness.
--Anthony de Mello
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anthony_de_Mello>
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