This resource contains a fully editable and informative 95-slide PowerPoint presentation about the month of June. It could be used for a one-off assembly or series of assemblies or lessons/tutor based activities. It includes: How June got its name, things associated with June – flowers, Zodiac signs – Gemini and Cancer, birthstone – pearl, June quotes. June Folklore – lucky month to get married in, Summer Solstice traditions - Stonehenge. Special Days in June – Pentecost, Feasts of Saint Peter and Paul, St Alban, Saint John the Baptist, D- Day, Queens Official birthday, Trooping the Colour, Wimbledon, Fathers Day, Well Dressing, Henley Royal Regatta, Ramadan, Jewish festival of ‘Shavuot’, Armed Forces Day, The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), World Environment Day, World Ocean Day, The Rochester Dicken’s Festival, Oxford and Cambridge boat race, The Day of the African Child, the longest day of the year - Summer Solstice, festival of Golowan in Penzance. Notable Birthdays – Morgan Freeman, George V, Tony Curtis, Rafael Nadal, George III, Tom Jones, ‘Prince’ Rogers Nelson, George Orwell, Johnny Depp, John Constable, Jacques Cousteau, Anne Frank, Donald Trump, Boy George, Edward I, Paul McCartney, James I, Prince William, Lionel Messi, Helen Keller, Henry VIII, Michael Phelps. Inventions, Discoveries and Launches – discovery of magnetic North Pole, publication of Ninety Eighty-Four, SOS signal used for first time, first ATM in London. Notable Events and Happenings – Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Guinness Book of Records broke a world record itself, first public flight of Montgolfier hot air balloon, Charles Dickens died, first European Cup final, The Magna Carta (Great Charter) signed, Statue of Liberty arrived in USA, Amelia Earhart first woman to fly airplane across Atlantic Ocean, Winston Churchill “Finest Hour” speech, Battle of Waterloo, first policemen (Peelers/Bobbies) set up, IOC founded, Francisco de Orellana and the naming of the River Amazon, Elvis Presley’s last concert, Muhammad Ali retired from boxing, Coronation of Queen Victoria, signing of Treaty of Versailles, Globe Theatre destroyed by fire, Blondin tight-rope walk across Niagara Gorge. The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to Churchill’s Finest Hour speech and to the Rochester Charles Dickens’ Festival . Please note, the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Months of the Year Presentations

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 95-slide PowerPoint presentation on the month of June and follow-up tasks. Never be stuck for an assembly in June again! Ideal if you have a last minute assembly, unexpected tutor group time or for covering classes. The PowerPoint focuses on: How June got its name, things associated with June Special Days in June Notable Birthdays in June Notable Events and Happenings The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to areas of interest. The follow-up activities include a reflective task and worksheet, a further research task and a question and answer quiz preparation task which will form a whole class quiz. More Months of the Year Assemblies Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

This resource is about the foods used during the Jewish Festival of Passover/Pesach at the Seder meal and their symbolic significance in Judaism. The resource contains: 1. Information on the different foods and their symbolic meanings. 2. Differentiated worksheets that involve filling a Seder plate with the different foods. One worksheet involves cutting and pasting the foods onto the plate. The second worksheet involves labeling the Seder plate. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Passover70 Slide Presentation This is a fully editable and informative 70-slide presentation on Passover. It focuses on: Why Passover is celebrated and how it got its name – the ten plagues, the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian captivity across the Red Sea led by Moses. The Seder meal – the Seder plate and the symbolic significance of all the foods on the plate, other foods at the meal, including matzah, the four cups/glasses of wine and the extra wine goblet for the prophet Elijah. The rituals followed at the Seder meal - breaking the matzah, reading from the Haggadah, the Seder cushion, the tradition of the youngest child asking four questions, the spilling of drops of wine onto the plate. The presentation also contains hyperlinks to a short 4-minute animated version of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and a 4-minute pop/rap of the Seder meal which should appeal to teenagers. A simple text version of this presentation, more appropriate for younger and SEN pupils, is also available: Simple Text Passover Presentation More Passover Resources

This resource is about the Jewish Festival of Passover / Pesach and the Seder meal and its symbolic significance in Judaism. It contains three resources: 1. A set of five texts and comprehension worksheets about the Seder meal, the different foods on the Seder plate and their symbolic meanings and the rituals that take place during the meal. 2. The Seder plate - this resource is about the foods used during the Jewish Festival of Passover / Pesach at the Seder meal and their symbolic significance in Judaism. The resource contains information on the different foods and their symbolic meanings and differentiated worksheets/templates that involve filling a Seder plate with the different foods. One worksheet involves cutting and pasting the foods onto the plate. The second worksheet involves labeling the foods on the Seder plate. 3. A fully editable, 70-slide PowerPoint presentation about Passover. The presentation focuses on: Why Passover is celebrated and how it got its name – the ten plagues, the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian captivity across the Red Sea led by Moses. The Seder meal – the Seder plate and the symbolic significance of all the foods on the plate, other foods at the meal, including matzah, the four cups/glasses of wine and the extra wine goblet for the prophet Elijah. The rituals followed at the Seder meal – breaking the matzah, reading from the Haggadah, the Seder cushion, the tradition of the youngest child asking four questions, the spilling of drops of wine onto the plate. The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to a 4-minute animated version of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and a 4-minute rap about the Seder meal which should appeal to teenagers. A simple text version, for younger and SEN pupils, of the Passover presentation is also available: Simple Text Passover Presentation Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. More Passover Resourcese

This resource contains a fully editable, 80-slide PowerPoint presentation on the Fairtrade movement and Fairtrade Fortnight. It is an ideal assembly for Fairtrade Fortnight and World Fair Trade Day. The PowerPoint explains what Fairtrade is and its positive impact on the lives of farmers and workers in developing countries around the world. It contains hyperlinks to two videos about farmers’ co-operatives - a cocoa co-operative and a banana co-operative. It also contains a link to Martin Luther King’s ‘Peace on Earth’ speech Martin Luther King in which he talks about the world’s inter-dependence. He gives testimony to how much we rely and depend on farmers and workers around the world in our lives for our everyday needs. It concludes with several questions to challenge pupils and to get them thinking about Fairtrade. A slightly shorter, simple text version of this presentation, more appropriate for primary-aged pupils, is also available: Fairtrade Simple Text PowerPoint Presentation Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.

This is a fully editable, simple text PowerPoint presentation on Armistice Day and the Armistice Day Centenary commemorations that marked one hundred years since World War I ended that took place on Sunday, 11th November, 2018. The PowerPoint focuses on: World War I The armistice Remembrance Day Armistice Day Centenary Commemorations around the world Danny Boyle’s 'Pages of the Sea’ project The resource contains hyperlinks to: Danny Boyle’s sand portraits project The UK’s service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall A short interview with World War 1 veteran with Harry Patch - the last surviving member of the World War 1 from any country The song ‘The Green Fields of France’ by John McDermott ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ movie trailer The 100 gun salute in Wellington, New Zealand Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. A more detailed version of this presentation, more appropriate for older pupils, is also available. Click on the link below for details. Armistice Day Presentation For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This is a fully editable PowerPoint presentation on Armistice Day. On 11th November 2018 Centenary commemorations marked one hundred years since World War I ended. The PowerPoint focuses on: The armistice Remembrance Day Armistice Day Centenary Commemorations around the world Danny Boyle’s 'Pages of the Sea’ project The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to: Danny Boyle’s sand portraits project The UK’s service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall A short interview with World War 1 veteran with Harry Patch - the last surviving member of the World War 1 from any country The song ‘The Green Fields of France’ by John McDermott ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ movie trailer The 100 gun salute in Wellington, New Zealand Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Remembrance Day Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 48-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in France (Pâques/Semaine Sainte). The PowerPoint focuses on: Palm Sunday (Le Dimanche des Rameaux) Good Friday (Vendredi Saint) The Procession de la Sanch Flying Bells (Cloche Volant) Easter vigil on Easter Sunday (Dimanche de Pâques) Easter egg hunts (chasse aux œufs) Easter Monday (el Lunes de Pascua) Traditional Easter foods April 1st (Poisson d’avril) The presentation also includes hyperlinks to: The Procession de la Sanch Chocolate egg making April 1st (Poisson d’avril) French customs and traditions at Easter This resource will help to contribute to the pupils’ ‘Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural’ learning (SMSC) and will help to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Easter in Spain/ Pascua Easter in Greece Presentation Easter in Italy Presentation Save money and buy all four resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Easter in France, Greece, Italy and Spain Presentations Bundle More Easter Resources

This resource contains three, fully editable and informative 50+ slide PowerPoint presentations on Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in 18 different countries around the world. Easter Around The World 1 The PowerPoint focuses on the following countries: Ethiopia: Easter meal, Easter services, White Clothing, Germany: Decorating trees and branches, Passion Play, Easter Rabbit, Passion Play Greece: Red eggs, Osterfeuer - the lighting of bonfires Italy: Pope's Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square Cyprus: Easter services, decorated candles, fires and bonfires Israel: The Via Dolorosa, the Palm Sunday procession, lighting of the 'Holy Fire' in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Easter Around The World 2 This PowerPoint focuses on: Brazil: The Mardi Gras, Easter symbol - macela flower Mexico: 'Pascua', woven plams, bonfires, passion plays - Iztapalapa Spain: 'Dance of Death' in Gerona, tronos, the nazareno, 'La Mona' cake, torrijas Sardinia: Procession of Sorrowful Mysteries Sweden: The Easter Wizard USA: The Whitehouse egg roll, the Easter Bonnet Parades Easter Around The World 3 PowerPoint 3 includes: France: 'Cloche Volant’ ( Flying Bells), chocolate fish, 'Poisson d'Avril' 'Osterlammele' (lamb-shaped biscuits) Lithuania: spring cleaning,' verbos', the 'Easter Granny’ (Velykų Senelė), sharing of hard-boiled egg custom, egg rolling game Norway: Korsvandring (Cross Wandering), the ‘Riddu Riđđu’ Sami culture festival Bermuda: Kite Flying Festival East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival, Gospel Music Festival South American egg game - 'Cascarones' All three PowerPoints contain hyperlinks to some of the traditions and festivals that take place in each country. These resources will help to develop the pupils' 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural learning (SMSC) and to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Easter Resources

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 65-slide PowerPoint presentation about Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in different countries around the world. The countries featured in this resource are - Australia, Bermuda, France, Lithuania, Norway and Switzerland. The presentation includes hyperlinks to: The Sydney Royal Easter Show Easter Traditions and Customs in Bermuda The Sami people in Norway Good Friday in Romont, Switzerland The presentation concludes by asking the pupils which country they would like to visit at Easter and why. This resource will help to contribute to the pupils' 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural' learning (SMSC) and will help to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Easter Around the World Set 1 - Cyprus, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy Easter Around the World Set 2 - Brazil, Mexico, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, USA Save money and buy all three presentations at a discounted rate: Easter Around the World Bundle - 18 Countries More Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a 30-question PowerPoint quiz on the Mexican Festival / Holiday of Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) which is celebrated on 1st and 2nd November. Day of the Dead is a time when Mexicans remember and honour their departed family members and friends. This is a fun way to check the pupils’ understanding of the traditions of the festival and the reasons why it is celebrated. Answers can be given either as you go along or at the end of the quiz. The answers can be found by clicking on the skull image at the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. There is also a sheet for pupils to record their answers. The quiz also contains several hyperlinks to videos about Day of the Dead, Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in an accompanying, fully editable, 70 slide PowerPoint presentation on the Day of the Dead. Click on the link below for more details: Day of the Dead Presentation The PowerPoint focuses on: The Aztec origins of the Day of the Dead festival The Mexican belief that life on earth is a preparation for the next world The rituals and traditions of Day of the Dead Building shrines and altars Cleaning and decorating cemeteries and graves The symbolism of marigolds, skulls, Katrina figures Burning copal incense Food and drink - Pan de muertos bread, tamale, pib, atole, pulque Sugar skulls Papel picado Monarch butterflies Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Day of the Dead Presentation and Quiz Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 40-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in Italy ( Pascha / Settimana Santa). The PowerPoint focuses on: Palm Sunday (la Domenica delle Palme) Holy Thursday (il Giovedì Santo) Good Friday (il Venerdì Santo) Easter Sunday (la Domenica di Pasqua) Traditional Easter food Italian Easter eggs The presentation also includes hyperlinks to: The Good Friday procession in Italy in Chieti (Secchi’s “Miserere”) The Italian chocolate egg tradition The Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday processions in Badolato This resource will help to contribute to the pupils’ ‘Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural’ learning (SMSC) and will help to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Easter in France Presentation Easter in Spain Presentation Easter in Greece Presentation Save money and buy all four resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Easter in France, Greece, Italy and Spain Presentations Bundle More Easter Resources

This resource contains: 1. A fully editable, 40 slide, PowerPoint presentation on Holy Week and Easter. The PowerPoint focuses on the following significant events: Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday and the ' The Last Supper' Judas' Betrayal Good Friday The Crucifixion The Resurrection The appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene and the disciples Easter Sunday 2. An Easter and Holy Week Puzzle Pack containing three differentiated word searches, three differentiated anagrams and crosswords More Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an informative and fully editable, 40-slide PowerPoint presentation on the Easter Story and the events of Holy Week. It includes Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday and The Last Supper Judas' Betrayal Good Friday The Crucifixion The Resurrection The appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene and the disciples Easter Sunday The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short animation (4 minutes) on the Easter story. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Easter Resources strong>Twenty Assemblies / Presentations - Just £19.99 - Great For Last Minute Assemblies Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Brighten up dull winter days with this colourful resource about Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. Mardi Gras Presentation This is a fully editable, 55-slide Powerpoint presentation. It focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. The PowerPoint automatically plays Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be played before the start of an assembly as pupils assemble. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase the resource the PowerPoint will be found in the zip file when you download the resource. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. Puzzle Pack This resource contains three differentiated word searches, three differentiated anagram worksheets and a crossword. More Lent and Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a Mardi Gras-themed word search. You may also be interested in: Mardi Gras Puzzle Pack - Differentiated Word Seaches, Anagrams and Crossword This resource includes: - 3 differentiated word searches - 3 differentiated anagram worksheets - 1 crossword Mardi Gras PowerPoint Presentation Brighten up dull February days with this colourful resource about Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. This is a fully editable, 55 slide PowerPoint. It focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras It contains hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. There is also a link to Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be used before the start of the assembly. It may even inspire you to hold your own Mardi Gras event in school! Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: Mardi Gras Presentation and Puzzle Pack For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate

This resource is a fully editable and informative 70 slide PowerPoint presentation on Team GB’s magnificent performances in the Rio Olympics 2016 - amassing 76 medals and coming second in the medals table ahead of China with a population of more than 1 billion! It contains information on every medal winner and each slide features an updated medals table. In order to re-live Team GB’s golden moments in Rio 2016, there are hyperlinks to video footage of every medal winner’s performance. This resource is an inspirational resource for PE teachers. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Olympic Games Olympics Quiz Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: The Olympic Games Presentation and Quiz Thinking of publishing your own resources? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 85 slide PowerPoint presentation on the month of December. Never be stuck for an assembly in December again and improve your pupils’ general knowledge. It is ideal if you have a last minute assembly to do, or unexpected tutor group time. It could be used for a one-off assembly, series of assemblies or for lessons/tutor activities. The resource also contains suggestions for use and a set of worksheets for follow up activities. The follow up activities include: reflective and evaluative tasks a research task the creation of a quiz based on the PowerPoint The PowerPoint includes sections on: How December got its name, things associated with December – flowers, Zodiac signs, quotes Special Days – Advent, Human Rights Day, St Nicholas’ Day, Bodhi Day, Christmas day, Saint Stephen’s Day, New Year’s Eve, Hogmanay Notable Birthdays - Walt Disney, Johann Christian Bach, Mary, Queen of Scots, John Milton, Frank Sinatra, Edvard Munch, Taylor Swift, Nostradamus, Gustave Eiffel, Paul Getty, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jane Austen, Steven Spielberg, Joseph Stalin, Giacomo Puccini, Maurice and Robin Gibb, Alexander I, Sir Isaac Newton, Mao Tse-tung, Louis Pasteur, William Gladstone, Rudyard Kipling, Tiger Woods, Henri Matisse, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley Inventions, Discoveries, Launches - Dr Pepper, The Ford Motor Company first moving assembly line, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 launched, first Sunday newspaper the Observer published, first episode of Coronation Street, first Nobel Prizes awarded, Titanic movie premiered, premier of Gone with the Wind, first colour television went on sale, Dickens Christmas Carol published, Hans Christian Andersen published first book of fairy tales, first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica Notable Events and Happenings - Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France, new Saint Paul’s Cathedral opened, the world’s first heart transplant, UK’s first motorway opened, first traffic lights installed, Muhammad Ali fought last boxing match, Francis Drake set sail around the world, Wilbur and Orville Wright first aeroplane flight, first performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, BBC World Service began, nuclear power first used, Mayflower Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, Charles de Gaulle President of France, Lech Wales Poland’s first elected president, Silent Night composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, Thomas Becket assassinated If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Months of the Year Presentations