On the 11th September 1978, Janet Parker became the last recorded person in the world to die from smallpox.
7th January 1785: First aerial crossing of the English Channel completed in a hydrogen balloon
7th January 2020
15th February 1971: The UK and Ireland decimalise their currency
15th February 2020
14th February 1990: Voyager 1 creates the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ image of Earth
14th February 2020
13th February 1689: William and Mary become co-regents
13th February 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018