A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
1 A.D. – According to tradition this is the day on which Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, although the exact date is unknown.
1066 – William the Conqueror was Crowned in Westminster Abbey, the first King of England to be crowned there. When the assembled lords cheered their loyalty the Norman soldiers outside thought there was a riot, and set fire to nearby houses.
1776 – George Washington’s army crossed the Delaware river to attack Hessian troops (Hesse rented troops out to Britain), who they later beat at the battle of Trenton on Boxing Day.
1837 – The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was fought between the American forces and Seminoles who were resisting attempts to be moved West in order to free up land for American expansion. The Seminoles were eventually forced Westwards as far as Oklahoma, although a few managed to remain in Florida.
1914 – The Christmas Truce. Soldiers along the Western front took the day off to celebrate Christmas, in later years however such truces were not officially encouraged, although in some areas of the western front they happened anyway.
1932 – King George V broadcast Live to the nation the first Christmas day message from the Monarch – In those days it was live, from Sandringham House in Norfolk, an hour of programmes of messages from across the British Empire. 20 million people across the Empire listened to the message, which began at five past three rather than on the hour, the time was chosen to enable the technology of the day to reach as much of the Empire as possible.
1941 - Saint Pierre and Miquelon were Liberated from Vichy French control by forces loyal to General De Gaulle, despite opposition by the Americans, the Islands are still held by France, with a degree of Autonomy.
1989 – The former President of Romania Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were shot by firing squad, the death was widely celebrated although there was some unrest from the armed forces.
1991 – Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union resigned, leaving the path clear for by then former Soviet Union to transition into the many countries that emerged from it.
Some big political events on Christmas Day! Shouldn't everyone be at home eating turkey!?
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