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WHETHER you think autumn begins on September 1 or at the autumn equinox on September 22 or 23, the season in now firmly with us. So here are some autumnal facts. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

Texas has been very much in the news over the past week because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Here are some facts from the state’s history. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

ON September 4, 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his “Kodak” box camera, the first camera to use rolls of film. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

A NEW month begins today, so here are some September facts. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

Today is Independence Day in Malaysia, marking Malaya’s independence from Britain 60 years ago on August 31, 1957. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

GREENLAND’S capital city, Nuuk, then known as the fort of Godt-Haab, was founded on August 29, 1728. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

TODAY is the Feast Day of St Augustine of Hippo who was bishop of the walled city of Hippo Regius in North Africa where he died aged 75 on August 28, 430. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

August 22, 1485 was the date of the Battle of Bosworth Field, when Richard III was killed and Henry VII became King of England. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

AUGUST 16 is celebrated by many people around the world as Rollercoaster Day. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

WITH its missile tests and war of belligerent words with Donald Trump, North Korea has been much in the news so here’s some non-fake news about the country. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed