On the 14th March 1950, the FBI launched its list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.
3rd February 1961: Operation Looking Glass begins its 29-year Cold War flight above the USA
3rd February 2021
The Daily Courant, the first daily English-language newspaper, was published in London.
A solar eclipse during the Battle of Halys led to a truce between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia, making it the earliest historical event that can be precisely dated.
On the 30th October 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds as part of the Mercury Theatre on the Air.
On the 18th October 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was established.
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 23rd September 1974, the world’s first teletext service went live when the BBC began transmitting its Ceefax service.
On the 13th July 1793, the radical French journalist Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday.
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