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World War One took place from 28th July 1914 to 11th November 1918. 4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks.
It is one of the deadliest conflicts in history. An estimated 40 million soldiers and civilians died…
The Sex Pistols played their first concert on 6th November 1975, at St. Martin's School of Art in London.
Sometimes cited as the birth of punk rock, The Sex Pistols exploded across the UK the followi…
VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the official surrender of Japan to the Allied forces in World War II,
The end of the war in the Pacific and the final end to World War Two.
On 6th and 9th A…
Watched by an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide, Live Aid was broadcast from Wembley Stadium in London and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on 13th July 1985, organised by Bob Geldof a…
English author Agatha Christie left us on 12th January 1976 leaving a legacy of 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, most famously Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Agatha also wrote th…
On 27th September 1825, George Stephensons steam-powered Locomotive Rocket No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Darlington and Stockton, carrying the first ever railway passengers. An event that would ch…
Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27th May 1943 in The Scotland Road, Liverpool, Cilla Black was
one of the most recognisable female voices of the 1960s, with iconic hits singles
Anyone who Ha…
The 13th May 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, would be the first Formula One race of it's kind.
That year, Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina won, driving an Alfa Romeo SpA. Britain produced d…
Rob Burrow CBE, the English professional rugby league player who spent his entire professional career with the Leeds Rhinos as a scrum-half.
Rob made nearly 500 appearances as well as representing Gr…
Celebrating Sir Rod Stewart's 80th birthday on 10th January 2025 and performing at the Legends Spot at The Glastonbury Festival
Celebrating Elvis Presley, who would have been 90 years old on 8th January 2025. In March 1960, the Daily Mirror showbusiness writer Donald Zec interviewed Elvis on his last day serving with the US Ar…
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II which took place from 16th December 1944 to 25th January 1945. It was launched through the forest…
Maggie Smith was one of Britain's most recognisable actresses, known for her wit and comedic roles and with a career spanning over seven decades, Born on 28th December 1934 in Ilford, Essex, she mad…
Dame Judi Dench, born in York on the 9th December 1934 is considered one of Britain's finest actors. She made her professional debut in 1957 with The Old Vic Company in London, appearing in many Shak…
7th October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian nationalist militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territor…
Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17th to 25th September 1944. Its objective was to create an Allied…
French actress, model and singer, Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born 28th September 1934. Her acting career started in 1952 and she achieved international recognition in 1957 for her role in And Go…
Born on 20th September 1934, Italian actress Sophia Loren is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her performance in Two Women, as Cesira, a mother protecting her daughte…
The Birmingham pub bombings were carried out on 21st November 1974, when bombs exploded in two public houses, The Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town in Birmingham, killing 21 people and injuring 182…
Britains greatest Briton. Sir Winston Churchill, born 150 years ago, on 30th November 1874
Died 24th January 1965
Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. A little after noon Japan Standard Time on 15th August 1945, Emperor Hiroh…
Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan , commonly known as Lord Lucan, was a British peer who disappeared after being suspected of the murder.
On the evening of 7th November 1974, Sandra Rivett, the…
Swedish group Abba: Agnetha Fltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bjrn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson, won The Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton with Waterloo, and started a love affair with Britain that has…
The Normandy landings was the Allied invasion of German occupied northern France, during World War Two on 6th June 1944. Codenamed Operation Overlord and often referred to as D Day.
Over 133,000 tr…
The Mini was designed as a result of the 1956 Suez Crisis, which reduced oil supplies, and forced the UK government to introduce petrol rationing. Sales of large high fuel consumption dropped and a m…
On 16th June 1824, London vicar Arthur Broome met with 22 others, all sympathetic
to the plight of animals, including MPs William Wilberforce and Richard Martin, at
The Old Slaughters Coffee House i…
Jill Dando, English journalist, television presenter and newsreader was murdered on 26th April 1999 at the doorway of her
house in Gowan Avenue, Fulham, South West London. At that time in her caree…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) was created on 4th March 1924, by Sir William Hillary, who had a vision for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea. He lived on The Isle of Man and…
World War One took place from 28th July 1914 to 11th November 1918. 4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks.
It is one of the deadliest conflicts in history. An estimated 40 million soldiers and civilians died…
Bobby Charlton. was born 11th October 1937, and is considered one of the best footballers of all time. He made his debut for Manchester United, against Charlton Athletic, 6th October 1956, aged 18 wh…
Tentatively called The Troubleshooters, then The Mutants, Dr Who came into being when in March 1963 a 25 minute gap appeared in the BBC Saturday evening TV schedule, between the sports programme Grand…
John F Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States of America, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas on 22nd November 1963. Kennedy was w…
The world's first photograph made in a camera was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicphore Nipce from the upstairs windows in Burgundy, France.
By the middle of the 19th Century photography was about to bec…
Blue Peter is the longest running Children's Television show in the world.
It first aired on 16th October 1958, when there were no programmes for children aged
between five and eight. The symbol was …
10th October 1903, The Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU) is formed to campaign for womens suffrage. Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst soon become the most prominent members. The WSPU member…
65 years ago, on 19th September 1958, a 23 year old Elvis Presley left a Brooklyn naval base to sail to Germany to be with his army unit. At the time of his enlistment, he was possibly the most famou…
On 26th September 1973, the French model of the supersonic airliner, Concorde, flew from the US capital, Washington, to Orly airport in Paris in three hours 32 minutes.
The pilots, Jean Franchi and …
Celebrating Albert Bridge, and the bridges of London.
Albert Bridge links Chelsea to Battersea, across the River Thames in the west of London. It was designed by engineer Rowland Mason Ordish who wor…
The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of 2.3 million (about 38 million today) from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London in the early hours of 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, …
Women's football can date back to 1895 when The British Ladies Football Club was founded. Their first public match took place at Crouch End, North London on 23rd March 1895, 'The North' beating 'Th…
On Tuesday 22 June 1948, the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury Docks, Essex carrying over 500 members of the Caribbean community, who were set to begin their new lives in the UK. The Windrush Generati…
On 8th May 1945 Germany agreed to an unconditional surrender of its armed forces, marking the official end of World War II in Europe. Victory in Europe day would bring millions onto the streets to cel…
Mary Quant was the most iconic fashion designer of the 1960s and instrumental in the explosion of London's Swinging Sixties culture.
A design and retail pioneer, she opened Bazaar, her first boutique …
Live And Let Die is the eighth film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Roger Moore
as agent 007. Bonds love interest is Solitaire, played by Jane Seymour, a psychic to a Caribbean Islan…
The Tour De France 2023, will start in Bilbao, Spain on 1st July and end after 3,404km with the final stage at Champs-lyses, Paris on 23rd July.
The original race was held 120 years earlier in 19…
Queen released their self titled debut album on 13th July 1973, the first of 15 studio albums they would release over their career. They had been playing colleges across London for two years, buildin…
From 14th October 2023, Madonna will embark on The Celebration Tour. Billed as the biggest production she has ever done, featuring songs from all four decades of her extraordinary career. Madonna bur…
The Beatles released their debut album "Please Please Me" on 22nd March 1963.
The boys had already released their first single "Love Me Do" / "PS I Love You" in October
1…
On 16th June 1963 Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first and youngest woman in space, aged 26. Valentina, a former textile worker and amateur skydiver, flew a solo mission on the Vos…
Wembley Stadium was first known as The British Empire Exhibition Stadium and built for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, at a cost of
750,000. (46m in 2020 money). The first turf was cut by King …
Casino Royale is the first novel published by author, journalist and former naval intelligence officer Ian Fleming.
213 pages long and published 13th April 1953
The lead character was called James Bon…
In April 1968, the old London Bridge was sold to American entrepreneur Robert P McCulloch for approximately 1m ($2,460,000).
It had been sinking and was beyond repair. However McCulloch saw a futur…
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, and is among the most critically acclaimed records in history,
propelling the band to international stardom. …
The last Sex Pistols show was on, 14th January 1978 at The Winterland Ballroom in San Fransisco, USA.
Johnny Rotten closed the final show with the now famous question to the audience: "Ever get…
After World War Two, Manchester United had grown into an exciting young team, managed by Matt Busby and winning three league titles between 1952 and 1957. They were in a good position to lift the Eu…
In 1996 Peter Kay performed locally in Bolton and Manchester and his first stand-up was the competition the North West Comedian of the Year
in December 1996, which he won. In the years that followed …
Actor and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn sadly left us on 20th January 1993.
In her lifetime she made a huge impact on the world of film and fashion, starring in
such timeless movies as Roman Holiday in …
The Triumph Motor Company was formed in 1923, producing motorbikes and cars.
The 1.4-litre engine type named the Triumph 10/20
was launched the same year to moderate sales.
The twenties saw a boom i…
The Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, is an express passenger train service that has operated between Edinburgh and London, the capitals of Scotland and England, via the East Coa…
December 1977 saw two films released that would go on to become iconic. First of all "Saturday Night Fever" which would make an unknown John Travolta a household name and re-invent The Bee…
Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
Thriller is the sixth studio album by Michael Jackson, and was released on 30th November 1982. There had been a recent backlash against disco and so Jackson wanted to release an album where "ev…
The great Billy Connolly at 80. Sir William Connolly was born 24th November 1942, and is often referred to in his homeland of Scotland as The Big Yin, meaning The Big One. Billy started off in t…
Sherman Theatre over the years, Cardiff, Wales.
Sislin Fay Allen, from Jamaica was the first black woman to become a WPC in Great Britain. In April 1968
she completed her training with The Metropolitan Police and went on the beat. 1968 was a tim…
On the 4th November 1922, a team headed by British Egyptologist Howard Carter began excavating the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in The Valley of Kings, Egypt. Tutankhamun, nicknamed King Tut, w…
The American Adventure Theme Park, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. 24th March 1991.
A selection of photographs from Anglesey County Show, Isle of Anglesey, Wales from the 1980s.
Anti-strike women protest at Pier Head, Liverpool. 21st January 1979.
Various photographs of housing in Newcastle, including redevelopment of the Byker area and the housing conditions in Scotswood. January 1974.
Picket line at Schweppes, Long Lane, Liverpool. 14th October 1983.
Various photos of the derelict Weaver and Company Limited mill building in Swansea. The building was designed and built by the French engineer Francois Hennebique in 1897, and is an early example of r…
Miners at work at Murton Colliery, County Durham. 16th January 1974.
On 14th November 14, 1952, the first ever Official Singles Chart was published in
the New Musical Express music magazine.
Mr Percy Dickins, one of the founders of the NME, telephoned 20 record store…
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