On This Day
5th November 1605 - Guy Fawkes and other conspirators attempted to blow up the English Parliament and failed. Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night
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Ineresting Fact - Fireworks
Three handheld sparklers produce as much heat as a blowtorch. (No surprises their, I have the holes in my clothes to prove it.)
Interesting Fact - Bonfire Night Fact
In Guy Fawkes's day, anyone who persistently refused to attend Protestant church services was fined £20 a month. (Back then £20 was the annual salary of a school teacher! I think my bill would have been pretty large.)