Casablanca Conference
The Casablanca Conference codenamed 'symbol' was a ten day meeting between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt to discuss strategies for ...
Tag: Events
Glencoe Massacre 1692
In 1688 the Glorious Revolution saw William of Orange, Protestant husband of Charles II's daughter Mary, take the English throne ...
The Reichstag Fire
At 10pm on 27th February 1933 the Berlin Fire Department received a call that the Reichstag building was on fire. ...
Salem Witch Trials
In January 1692 two girls, Abigail Williams aged 11 and Rebecca Parris aged 9 became ill. Their symptoms included fits ...
The UK Miner’s Strike 1984
The UK coal industry had, from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century risen to become on ...
Re-Occupation of the Rhineland
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles 1919 Germany was not allowed to have any military force, building or ...
Anschluss with Austria
By 1938, Hitler felt strong enough to plan a union or Anschluss with Austria. This was part of his aim ...
The Black Hole of Calcutta
Fort William was a stronghold built by the British in Calcutta, India to protect the British East India Company from ...
The Gregorian Calendar and 12 ‘Lost’ Days
The Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. It replaced the Julian calendar and divides the year ...
Desegregation at Little Rock
In 1957 the Little Rock School Board had approved a desegregation programme which allowed nine coloured students to be enrolled ...