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ON THIS DAY: The Treaty of Lausanne is signed (1923)

Signed on 24 July 1923, the landmark agreement established the Greek-Turkish frontier, confirmed sovereignty over the eastern Aegean islands and formally recognised Britain’s annexation...

ON THIS DAY: The U.S. space shuttle program ended (2011)

Atlantis returned to Earth for the final time On this day in 2011, the U.S. space shuttle program came to an end when Atlantis landed...

ON THIS DAY: Apollo 11 lands on the Moon in historic first (1969)

On 20 July 1969, NASA achieved one of the greatest milestones in human history when the Apollo 11 lunar module successfully landed on the...

ON THIS DAY: Cinema legend, Ingmar Bergman is born (1918)

On 14 July 1918, Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He would become one of the most influential directors in the history...

ON THIS DAY: Mary Quant and the miniskirt revolution (1964)

On 10 July 1964, fashion history remembers Mary Quant’s role in transforming the way a generation dressed, as the miniskirt emerged as one of...

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