Tag: history

Blitz survivors remember ‘Victory Christmas’

Life December 25, 2025 at 22:00

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 December 23, 2025 at 16:26

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 this Day November 4, 2025 at 21:22

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 September 8, 2025 at 16:51

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

On this Day August 8, 2025 at 16:04

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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Cyprus July 28, 2026 at 09:55

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Cyprus July 28, 2026 at 09:32

Applications have opened for the solar water grants scheme...

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