Editorial calendar
Strong for ward planning will greatly improve your chances with freelance submissions. Here are some themes to consider for the coming months.
JANUARY 1922: 100 years ago
• HMS Victory was permanently dry-docked at Portsmouth and preserved as a museum ship.
• The Transport and General Workers Union was formed with 350,000 members from fourteen unions, making it the largest amalgation of trade unions.
• Insulin was first used on a human being to treat diabetes.
• Greek-American actor Telly Savalas, who played TV cop Kojak and Bond villain Blofeld was born. He died in January 1994.
JANUARY 1947: 75 years ago
• Pan Am airline offered the world’s first commercial round-the-world plane ticket. The flights started in June that year.