On 9 March 1945, […] the Japanese launched a coup de force, overthrowing eighty years of French rule in a matter of days.

When I started teaching I thought I'd better dress like an adult, so I bought lots of 'grown-up' clothes. […] They were replaced with jeans, T-shirts, flannos, sweatshirts and, in Canberra, duffle coats and beanies.

That's enough out of you, missy!

Go easy on the sunscreen.