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
_______________________________ 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
_____________________________ 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
___________________________ 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. Â --Anthony de Mello https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anthony_de_Mello