On the 18th October 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was established.
21st January 1981: First DeLorean sports car produced (famous as the ‘Back to the Future’ car)
21st January 2018
First established to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the most important part of the festivities was a horse race held on the final day.
Saturday Night Live was originally known as NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid any confusion with the ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell.
At 7am on the 30th September 1967, the words “… And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1” launched the BBC’s new popular music station.
On the 16th September 1978, filming began on Monty Python’s Life of Brian.
Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance sculpture.
Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, the USA’s most popular television show, for the first time.
The first ever women’s cricket match was played on Gosden Common near Guildford in Surrey.
On the 25th July 1965, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performed at the Newport Folk Festival with an electric band.
The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.
21st October 1966: 144 people killed in the Aberfan disaster
21st October 2019
20th October 1935: Mao Zedong’s Red Army finishes the Long March
20th October 2019
18th October 1922: British Broadcasting Company established
18th October 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017