Chadderton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in
Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire. It lies
along the course of the River Irk and the Rochdale Canal, on undulating
land in the foothills of the Pennines. During the Middle Ages,
Chadderton was chiefly distinguished by its two mansions, Foxdenton Hall
and Chadderton Hall, and by the prestigious families who occupied them.
Its early history is marked by its status as a manorial township, with
its own line of lords and overlords. Farming was the main industry of
the area, with locals supplementing their incomes by hand-loom woollen
weaving in the domestic system. Chadderton's urbanisation and expansion
largely coincided with developments in textile manufacture during the
Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era. A late 19th-century
factory-building boom transformed Chadderton from a rural township into
a major mill town and the second most populous urban district in the
United Kingdom. Although Chadderton's industries declined during the
mid-20th century, the town continued to grow as a result of
suburbanisation and urban renewal. The legacy of the town's industrial
past remains visible in its landscape of red-brick cotton mills, now
used as warehouses or distribution centres.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadderton>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
455:
Emperor Petronius Maximus of the Western Roman Empire was stoned
to death by an angry mob after only 78 days upon the throne.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronius_Maximus>
1669:
Citing poor eyesight, English naval administrator and Member of
Parliament Samuel Pepys recorded his last entry in his diary, one of the
most important primary sources for the English Restoration period.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pepys>
1916:
The German Kaiserliche Marine and British Royal Navy clashed in
the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the First World War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jutland>
1921:
A large-scale race riot began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, in which
the wealthiest African-American community in the United States, the
Greenwood District, was destroyed by fire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_riot>
1941:
The United Kingdom completed its re-occupation of Iraq,
returning 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Iraqi_War>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
omnishambles:
(UK, chiefly politics) A situation that is bad or mismanaged in every
way.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omnishambles>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Magnifying and applying come I, Outbidding at the start the old cautious
hucksters, Taking myself the exact dimensions of Jehovah, Lithographing
Kronos, Zeus his son, and Hercules his grandson, Buying drafts of
Osiris, Isis, Belus, Brahma, Buddha, In my portfolio placing Manito
loose, Allah on a leaf, the crucifix engraved, With Odin and the
hideous-faced Mexitli and every idol and image, Taking them all for what
they are worth and not a cent more, Admitting they were alive and did
the work of their days, (They bore mites as for unfledg'd birds who have
now to rise and fly and sing for themselves,) Accepting the rough deific
sketches to fill out better in myself, bestowing them freely on each man
and woman I see… in
--Song of Myself
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leaves_of_Grass#Song_of_Myself_.281855.3B_1881.29>