This Week in History

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Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

  1. 1 dag geleden

    July 6th - July 12th

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 10th July 1553: Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen for 9 days. 8th July 1947: The Roswell Incident sparks UFO conspiracy culture. 8th July 1776: The US Declaration of Independence is read publicly for the first time.

    5 min.

  2. 29 jun

    June 29th to July 5th

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 29th June 1613: The original Globe Theatre burns down mid-performance. 30th June 1967: Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. becomes the first African-American to be selected as an astronaut. 2nd July 1928: The 1928 Equal Franchise Act grants all women in the UK over the age of 21 the right to vote, and puts them on an equal footing with men.

    6 min.

  3. 23 jun

    June 22nd to June 28th

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 25th June 1947: Anne Frank's diary is published for the first time. 24th June 1374: People begin dancing uncontrollably in the city of Aachen, Germany, in what comes to be known as St John's Dance 26th June 1974: A packet of gum becomes the first product to be sold using a barcode.

    6 min.

  4. 15 jun

    June 15th to June 21st

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 18 June 1984 - 'The Battle of Orgreave' sees police officers clash with striking miners. 16 June 1824 - The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (now known as the RSPCA) is formed. 21 June 1948 - The world’s first stored-program computer is switched on in Manchester.

    6 min.

  5. 8 jun

    June 8th to June 14th

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.. 8th June 793: A Viking raid on the island of Lindisfarne marks the beginning of the Viking Age in Europe. 9th June 1975: The first live transmission from the House of Commons is broadcast on the radio. 9th June 1898: China leases Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years.

    6 min.

  6. 1 jun

    June 1st to June 7th

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 6 June 1944: Allied forces begin their assault on Nazi occupied France in an invasion officially called Operation Overlord but more commonly known as D-Day. 5 June 1963: Scandal erupts at Westminster, when John Profumo resigns from government after confessing to an affair with the model Christine Keeler. 5 June 1833: Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage meet at a party at Babbage's London townhouse. The two friends' work laid the foundation for modern computing.

    6 min.

  7. 25 mei

    May 25th to May 31st

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 25th May 1895: Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years hard labour for the crime of gross indecency. 27th May 1703: St Petersburg is founded on the banks of the Neva River 25th May 1659: Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector, leading to the restoration of the monarchy. Charles II lands at Dover exactly one year later.

    6 min.

  8. 18 mei

    May 18th to May 24th

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life. 23 May 1618 - Second Defenestration of Prague leads to the Thirty Years War 24th May 1844 - first telegraph message sent 21st May 1780 - Elizabeth Fry is born

    5 min.
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Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

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