Happy Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day! Let's celebrate the amazing women in the tech world who are breaking barriers and shaping the future!

On this day in history

1479 BC Thutmose III (sometimes called Thutmose the Great - regarded as one of the greatest warriors, military commanders, and military strategists of all time) ascends to the throne of Egypt

1184 BC The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse in funniest invasion in history

1792 French army officer Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle composed La Marseillaise; still one of the best national anthems (a total banger)

Also in 1792 the first guillotine was erected, on the Place de Grève in Paris

1898 Spanish-American War: Spain declares war on the United States

The Catholic saint of the day is a lawyer who grew disgusted with corruption and injustice and jacked it all in to help the poor, having his wealth distributed among the needy. Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, known as 'the poor man's lawyer'. While he was preaching against the Protestants in Switzerland, where he'd gone against explicit advice, a gun was fired at him, but he escaped unharmed. A Protestant offered to shelter Fidelis, but he declined, saying his life was in God’s hands. On the road back, he was immediately set upon by a group of armed men and killed.

It's also #HelpAnimalsDay https://www.helpanimals.co.uk/help-animals-day-24th-april

And #GirlsInICT https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/international-girls-in-ict-day

Have a great day you lovely lot. X