The closure of Palmer’s Shipyard was a devastating blow to the people of Jarrow, where unemployment had hit 70%.
19th January 1917: 73 people killed in the Silvertown munitions factory explosion in London
19th January 2018
The Metropolitan Police, which is often considered to be the first modern police force, began operating in London.
The Nazi German Luftwaffe launched the first of 57 consecutive days and nights of bombing raids on London in what became known as the Blitz.
Beginning at a bakery in Pudding Lane, the catastrophic fire blazed for more than three days and destroyed over 13,000 houses, churches and government buildings.
The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.
The 999 service was launched in London on 30 June 1937, and initially covered a 12 mile radius from Oxford Street.
MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian immigrants.
Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
The Stone of Scone was found on the site of the High Altar at Arbroath Abbey, nearly four months after it disappeared from Westminster Abbey.
On the 2nd February 1852, the world’s first modern public toilets opened in London.
15th November 1917: Georges Clemenceau appointed Prime Minister of France
15th November 2019
13th November 1002: Æthelred the Unready orders the St Brice’s Day Massacre
13th November 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018