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10 Things You May Not Know About the Berlin Wall.
For nearly 30 years the Berlin Wall stood as a
concrete manifestation of the Iron Curtain, preventing citizens in
communist East Germany from fleeing to democratic, capitalist West
Berlin. On the night of November 9, 1989, however, East German
authorities suddenly opened the border crossing, and...
1974 Nixon resigns
In an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings underway against him for his involvement in the Watergate affair, Nixon was finally bowing to pressure from the public and Congress...
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989)
The famous photograph of the Tank man who stood alone in protest of hundred of tanks approaching towards him.
On June 4 1989, soldiers from the Chinese People's Army massacred hundreds of their own peopl...
Monday, 12 June 2017
Malaysian Airliner MH370 Vanishes Without a Trace (2014)
In what is regarded as the greatest aviation mystery of all time, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing that lost contact with air traffic control on 8 March 2014 at 01:20 MYT, less than an hour after takeoff. At 07:24, Malaysia...
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
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With the power of a nuclear explosion, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on the 29th August 2005. 125mph winds caused widespread devastation. When the hurricane hit New Orleans, many of the city's levees breached. Soon 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water. Thousands...
Facebook Founded (2004)
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It was the beginning of the greatest social networking revolution that would hook on 1.3 billion active users all around the globe. Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Nixon Resigns in Shame (1974)
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In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Nixon becomes the first president in US history to resign from office.
On this day in 1974, President Richard M. Nixon resigns in the wake of the Watergate burglary scandal. He was the first president in American history to resign.
In a televised...
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Doomed space Challenger's
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NASA's space shuttle Challenger accident was a devastating tragedy that killed seven astronauts and shocked the world on Jan. 28, 1986. Killed in the accident were Challenger commander Dick Scobee, pilot Michael Smith, mission specialists Judy Resnik, Ronald McNair and Ellison Onizuka,...
Abandoned Doll
The doll in the kindergarten in the town of Pripyat, abandoned after disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1...
Monday, 15 May 2017
Challenger Spacecraft Explodes (1986)
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On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight leading to the death of all 7 members of the cr...
Evacuation of Dunkirk (1940)
On 27th May 1940, the mass evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk commenced. The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940. The...
Friday, 12 May 2017
Operation Desert Storm - Start of Gulf War (1990)
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A U.N. authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of the State of Kuwai...
Nelson Mandela Released from Prison (1990)
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On 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster prison after 27 years of confineme...
Romanian Dictator Overthrown (1989)
Nicolae Ceausescu is overthrown as the President of Romania. He and his wife are then executed by firing squ...
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Challenger Spacecraft Explodes (1986)
On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight leading to the death of all 7 members of the cre...
Ethiopian Famine (1984)
On 23rd October 1984, Ethiopia was hit by the world's worst famine yet. The world's eyes are opened to Ethiopia's famine plight by BBC reports, sparking an enormous public respons...
Lord Mountbatten Assassinated by IRA (1979)
Lord Mountbatten is assassinated by IRA terrorists while on holiday in County Sligo, Irelan...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland (1972)
On January 30 1972, British troops shoot unarmed protesters in Northern Ireland, killing 13 civilians. It was to be known as the Bogside Massacr...
Armstrong Sets Foot on the Moon (1969)
On July 21 1969, Neil Armstrong takes the first steps on the moon. As he put his left foot down first Armstrong declared: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind....
The Six-Day War Begins (1967)
Also known as the War of 1967, this war was fought between Israeli and the Arab Forces across large areas across the Middle-East. Tension between Israel and her Arab neighbours had been growing for several months. Egypt, known as the United Arab Republic at the time, Jordan and Syria were all involved...
Donald Campbell Dies in Bluebird Crash (1967)
On 4th January 1967, Campbell was killed whilst attempting to set another water speed record in his 'Bluebird K7'. He had already set seven water speed records between 1955 and 1964 with speed increases from 216mph to 276.33mph. The accident happened on Coniston Water, Lancashire, England. The Bluebird...
Coal Tip Buries Hundreds of Children in Aberfan (1966)
A colliery spoil heap collapses onto a school and homes in Aberfan, South Wales, killing 116 children and 28 adult...
Cold War 1990 China releases Tiananmen Square prisoners
The government of the People’s Republic of China announces that it is releasing 211 people arrested during the massive protests held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989. Most observers viewed the prisoner release as an attempt by the communist government of China to dispel much of the terrible...
Berlin Wall Erected (1961)
In August 1961, troops in East Germany began to seal the border between East and West Berlin. In doing so they blocked off the escape route for refugees from the East. The barrier ended up being 12 feet high and 66 miles long with a further 41 miles of barbed wire fencing. Over the years, nearly 200...
Remembering the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing
On December 21, 1988, a suitcase bomb exploded aboard New York-bound Pan Am Flight 103, killing all 259 passengers and crewmembers, along with 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland. Only one suspect, a Libyan intelligence agent, was ever convicted in connection with the attack, and much...
The Mysterious Disappearance of L’Oiseau Blanc
On May 8, 1927, French pilots Charles Nungesser and François Coli took off from Paris in a biplane named L'Oiseau Blanc, or the White Bird. The World War I veterans were aiming to become the first aviators to make a nonstop transatlantic flight to New York, but after last being spotted over Ireland,...
Beatlemania Arrives (1964)
John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, arrive at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in 19...
Martin Luther King Delivers His "I have a dream" speech (1963)
A defining moment in the American civil rights movement, Martin Luther King delivers a speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on 28 August 19...
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
The Cuban Missle Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War. On 28th October 1962, the confrontation ended and the world stepped back from nuclear war . Along with General U Thant, John F Kennedy reached an agreement with Soviet...
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Pele's World Cup Final Performance (1958)
June 1958, Sweden v Brazil in the World Cup Final. Brazil were a goal down until a17 year old newcomer, Pele, equalised with a stunning goal. Brazil went on to win 5-2 and Pele became a sporting hero and is considered one of the greatest football players of all ti...
Monday, 8 May 2017
First Man in Space (1961)
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space after completing an orbit of the Earth in his Vostok spacecra...
THE FAMOUS 11
The famous Manchester United Football team whose doom changed the course of football histor...
Manchester United Players Die in Munich Air Crash (1958)
The Munich Air Crash happened on 6 February 1958. On board were the affectionately known 'Busby Babes' - the Manchester United football team. Their plane crashed on its third attempt at take off. Twenty three people died, 21 survive...
Mao's Communists Take Over China (1949)
On October 1st 1949, China was proclaimed a Communist state. Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong took over the reign of Government and proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of Chi...
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb (1945)
The first atom bomb to be used as a weapon, "Little Boy" (as was its codename) was dropped on to the flat terrain of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The bomb vapourised buildings and killed nearly 70,000 people directly but by the end of 1945, nearly 100,000 had died from its protracted effect...
VE Day Celebrations (1945)
After Winston Churchill announced that the war in Europe is over, he declared May 13th 1945 as VE day and the crowds of London went wild with j...
Germans Surrender to Montgomery (1945)
On 4 May 1945 at Lüneburg Heath, near Hamburg, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, in north west Germany including all islands, and in Denmark and all naval ships in those area...
Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt Meet at Yalta (1945)
On February 12th 1945, a communicate was issued from the Crimean town of Yalta in the Soviet Union that changed the course of history. It was here after 8 days of secret talks, that the victors carved out the future of the post-war period. The Big Three, as they were called, Stalin, Roosevelt and...
D-Day Landings (1944)
On June 6 1944, Allied troops begin their invasion of Europe with the D-Day landings in Normandy. It was the start of the final phase of W...
Fall of Stalingrad (1943)
The greatest battle of WW2 ended on 31st Jan 1943 - the surrender of the German 6th army at Stallingrad. After months besieging the city of Stalingrad without success, the German Army capitulat...
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