Tag: history

Blitz survivors remember ‘Victory Christmas’

Eighty years ago, Britain was celebrating its first peacetime Christmas after six long years of war. They called it “Victory Christmas” and for the first...

ON THIS DAY: George Washington resigned (1783)

On this day in 1783, George Washington took a step that would define not only his legacy, but the future of democratic governance. Standing before...

ON THIS DAY: The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb (1922)

On 4 November 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter made one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history- the Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt’s Valley...

On This Day: Queen Elizabeth II died (2022)

On this day in 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, marking the end of Britain’s longest-ever reign and sparking an...

ON THIS DAY: The rise and fall of the West

History is full of turning points. Some mark the rise of nations, others the loss of their moral standing. And on 8 August, several...

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ON THIS DAY: When Boston drowned in syrup (1919)

A disaster that sounded absurd- until it happened On this...

Supreme Court decided to lift Sykas’ parliamentary immunity

The Supreme Court decided to lift DISY MP Nikos...

X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people

Change follows backlash over sexualised AI deepfakes X has announced...

Trump warns of using Insurrection Act in Minnesota protests

President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection...
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