Comic Relief
1 9 8 8 - Current (UK)
Exploiting the talents of comedians and comic actors from various generations and backgrounds, Comic Relief has been described as a Children...
Congo Crisis
Before 1960 the Congo was a Belgian colony. It became independent on 30 June 1960 and the country was soon thrown into chaos. The Belgian...
Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II
1 9 5 3 (UK)
The British nation came to a standstill on 2 June 1953.
Thousands lined the streets of London, while in homes and offices...
Cuban Missile Crisis
In 1959 a revolution took place in Cuba and Fidel Castro came to power. He introduced a Soviet-style government on the island and he...
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997)
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on Saturday 6 September 1997, drew reported television viewing figures of 2.5 billion worldwide, making it the...
Decimal Currency
In 1966, plans were introduced in Britain for conversion to decimal currency.
After five years of planning and with a public fearful of the outcome,...
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition - or Expo 67, as it was commonly known - was a World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 27...
Falklands War (1982)
In 1982 - after years of failed negotiations - Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and the unthinkable happened - Britain went to war.
The Islands...
Fall of Saigon (1975)
The war in Vietnam ended abruptly on 30 April 1975. Saigon surrendered almost without a struggle as North Vietnamese tanks rolled into the city...
Farm Aid
In the 1980s American farmers were confronted by a crisis more severe than any since the Great Depression. Many who depended on agriculture for...
Festival Of Britain (1951)
The Festival Of Britain was an artistic and cultural festival held in London from 3 May to 30 September 1951, both to commemorate the...
Funeral of John F Kennedy (1963)
November 22 - 25, 1963 (USA)
Air Force One touched down at Andrews Air Force on 22 November a little after 6 pm, a mere two...
Graeme Thorne Kidnapping (1960)
Sydney (Australia) father Basil Thorne and his wife Freda won £100,000 in one of the first Opera House lotteries on 1 June 1960, and...
Granny Killer
Infamous 'Granny Killer' John Wayne Glover began his reign of terror at Mosman in Sydney's north, murdering six elderly women over a 13-month period...
Granville Disaster (1977)
Tuesday 18 January 1977 started as an ordinary working day in Sydney, Australia.
Then at 8:12 am, the 6:09 express city-bound commuter train from Mt...
Great Train Robbery (1963)
In the early hours of 8 August 1963 an armed gang of 15 men held up the overnight Glasgow-to-London Travelling Post Office train in...
Greenham Common
Site of a peace demonstration on public land near Newbury, Berkshire, UK, outside a US airbase. The women-only camp was established in September 1981...
Grenada (1983)
The United States Government sent 6,000 troops to invade Grenada in October 1983 after leaders of a local ''Revolutionary Military Council'' (RMC) ousted and...
Gulf War (1991)
Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. The justification was an old territorial claim on the Gulf state, but the main reasons were economic.
Iraq had...
Halley’s Comet (1986)
Halley’s Comet has been observed by our ancestors since 240 BC. The comet is significant in that it can be seen from the earth...
