On the 5th February 1924 the BBC ‘pips’ were broadcast for the first time.
25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas
25th May 2019
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 July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar
16th July 2019
15th July 1834: The Spanish Inquisition disbanded
15th July 2019
13th July 1985: Live Aid is watched by 1.9 billion people
13th July 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017