The link below is to an article reporting on the ruins of Thessaloniki’s ancient past, which is being discovered beneath a construction site.
For more visit:
http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/metro-works-unearth-second-pompeii.html
The Great Sheffield Flood
On this day in 1864, the Dale Dyke Dam ruptured and Sheffield in England was hit by a flood that killed some 270 people. As the dam was being filled following its construction, the dam gave way and a massive volume of water swept down the Loxley Valley and smashed into several towns. Some 800 houses were also destroyed in the disaster.
For more, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sheffield_Flood
Also, newspaper articles at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mossvalley/mv2/sheffield-flood.html
Photos at:
http://mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/photogal/picindex.html
History for Today 