In 1935 when King George V celebrated his silver jubilee, the Empire had to come to London. In 1977, acknowledging the changed times, Queen Elizabeth…
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In the 1950’s and 1960’s, the USA and the Soviet Union raced each other to be first into space. The Soviet Union won. On 4…
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on take-off on 28 January 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember…
25 May 1986 Sport Aid was a sport-themed campaign for African famine relief held in May 1986, involving several days of all-star exhibition events in…
British troops had protected the neutrality of the Anglo-French-owned Suez Canal for nearly 70 years, but in June 1956, Britain handed that responsibility to Egypt…
The symbols and totems of the 1967 Summer of Love are legion: peace signs painted on hippy girls’ cheeks, flowers in the hair, tribal gatherings…
The Sunbury Music Festival – which took place from 28 – 30 January 1972 (the Australia Day long weekend) – was the turning point in…
“Swinging London” is a generic term coined by Time magazine in April 1966 and used to describe the fashion, music, cinema and cultural scene which flourished…
The world’s first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, weighing five pounds twelve ounces, was delivered by a Caesarean operation at Oldham District General Hospital, Greater Manchester,…
Thalidomide was a pharmaceutical ingredient used in medicines in the early 1960s as a sedative, and prescribed mainly to expectant mothers in the early stages…
During the summer of 1967, The Beatles’ Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club album had shot straight to the top of the UK and US album charts. A…
30 January 1969 The Beatles made their last ever live appearance together on 30 January 1969, putting on a free lunchtime concert on a hastily…
Squatters had been taking over derelict properties in central London for years, but when a group of hippies took over 144 Piccadilly – an empty…
Following a decade of weak record sales and a short-lived retirement, 58-year-old crooner Frank Sinatra arrived in Melbourne, Australia, via private jet on 9 July…
‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, one of the most turbulent episodes in modern British history, had political and religious roots that were centuries old – Some…
On 29 March 1979, a major accident occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania, USA. A leaking coolant led to overheating,…
In 1973, the oil-producing nations of the world finally decided to flex their muscles, to use their resources as weapons, and to control for their…
In a brutal and horrific show of force, the Chinese Government vented its fury and frustration on student dissidents and their supporters on 4 June…
The Australian TV Week King of Pop awards began in 1967 as an extension of the Go-Set Awards, named after the weekly pop newspaper of…
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July, the government and people of the United States celebrated in 1976 with…