Interesting Facts

26th November 1865 - Lewis Carrroll (Charles Dodgson) published the book Alice in Wonderland (aka Alice's Adventures in Wonderland). 1984 - US troops withdrew from the Lebanese capital, Beirut. 1987 - The Church of England's General Synod voted by a huge majority in favour of the ordination of women priests.

Lewis Carroll, best known as the British author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, was the nom-de-plume of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. (A nom-de-plume is an assumed name used by a writer instead of their real name, aka a pen-name, not to be confused with the following:- nom-de-guerre: the name a person uses to engage in combat or some other activity or enterprise (such as gaming). pet name: a name that is used instead of someone's usual first name, usually to express fondness. nickname: a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as their real name.)