Article: Body Snatching

The link below is to an article that looks at the old practice of body snatching for science.

For more visit:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/objects-of-intrigue-diary-of-a-body-snatcher

Article: Anglo-Saxon Burial Site Found

The following link is to an article (including photos) concerning what archaeologists are describing as a ‘burial bed’ found near Cambridge, England. On the bed was the body of a 16-year-old girl thought to be of noble birth.

For more, visit:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/pictures/120321-anglo-saxon-treasure-christian-burial-gold-cross-cambridge

Today in History – 21 May 1904

Football: FIFA is Formed

On this day in 1904 the International Federation of Association Football (Federation Internationale de Football Association), more commonly known as FIFA, was formed. Fifa is the international governing body for football (soccer). FIFA is made up of 208 national football associations and its president is currently Sepp Blatter.

FIFA seems to be more in the news these days for accusations of corruption than for its showpiece the FIFA World Cup of football.

For more on FIFA see:
http://www.fifa.com/