The Act made it illegal to discriminate regarding the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, or national origin.
21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
21st November 2020
John Hancock, one of Boston’s wealthiest merchants and a leading figure in Boston politics, forcibly removed customs officials from his ship Lydia.
He likened the spread of communism in Southeast Asia to a row of dominoes quickly collapsing after the first one falls.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death in the United States for conspiracy to commit espionage.
The first Pony Express service left the American city of St Joseph in Missouri destined for Sacramento in California.
With the cry of ‘bread or blood!’ the women marched to the city’s market district where they broke into government storehouses and nearby businesses.
While flying over France, the formations experienced high winds that blew them dramatically off course.
On the 30th March 1939, Batman made his first appearance when Detective Comics #27 went on sale.
At 9am on the 26th March 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima ended as US Marines officially secured the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition began its journey home, having crossed the western United States.
12th April 1945: Harry Truman becomes president of the USA
12th April 2021
10th April 1858: The ‘Big Ben’ bell cast in Whitechapel
10th April 2021
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019