On the 5th February 1924 the BBC ‘pips’ were broadcast for the first time.
10th June 1924: Italian politician Matteotti kidnapped and murdered by Fascists
10th June 2017
Prior to the adoption of universally accepted time zones, the vast majority of settlements around the world observed local mean solar time.
Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan Šindel.
On the 4th October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar.
16th December 1914: German Navy attack Scarborough
16th December 2018
14th December 1911: Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole
14th December 2018
13th December 902: Æthelwold’s revolt against Edward the Elder is defeated
13th December 2018
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