On the 24th July 1927, the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing was unveiled in the Belgian city of Ypres.
6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world
6th September 2018
Kenya had been under British rule since the 19th Century, and since becoming a colony in 1920 African demands for a greater role in politics had grown.
MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian immigrants.
10th September 1991: Nirvana release ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
10th September 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
27th January 1945: Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated by Soviet forces
27th January 2021
25th January 1890: Nellie Bly circumnavigates the world in 72 days
25th January 2021
24th January 1908: Robert Baden-Powell publishes Scouting for Boys
24th January 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