Tag: This Day in History
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This Day in History | 1995 Balkan leaders agree to peace
A peace settlement for war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina has been brokered in the United States. US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked ... -
This Day in History | 1995 Diana admits adultery in TV interview
Diana, Princess of Wales, has spoken openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for the BBC’s ... -
This Day in History | 1969 Second Apollo mission lands on Moon
The crew of the latest Apollo mission has carried out the second manned landing on the Moon’s surface. Apollo 12 almost failed before it began because ... -
This Day in History | 1989 – Police crush Prague protest rally
Riot police in Czechoslovakia have arrested hundreds of people taking part in a protest march. More than 15,000 people, mostly students, took part in the demonstration, ... -
This Day in History | 1985 – Anglo-Irish agreement signed
Britain and the Republic of Ireland have signed a deal giving Dublin a role in Northern Ireland for the first time in more than 60 years. ... -
This Day in History | 1977 – Firefighters strike over pay claim
Firefighters are claiming widespread support for their first national strike, over a 30% pay demand. The 30,000-strong Fire Brigades Union claims 97.5% of its members have ... -
This Day in History | 1979 – Times returns after year-long dispute
The Times newspaper has been published for the first time in nearly a year. The paper’s disappearance from news stands followed a dispute between management and ... -
This Day in History | 1997 – ‘Great Train Robber’ escapes extradition again
The so-called ‘Great Train Robber’, Ronnie Biggs, is celebrating after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a British request to extradite him. The court in Rio de Janeiro ... -
This Day in History | 1965 – Rhodesia breaks from UK
The Rhodesian Government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, has illegally severed its links with the British Crown. Mr Smith made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence ... -
This Day in History | 2000 – Bush and Gore fight to the finish
The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the last polls officially closed. Votes are still being counted in ... -
This Day in History | 1972 – Nixon takes second term by landslide
President Richard Nixon has won an overwhelming victory in the US presidential elections for a second term in the White House. He took 61% of the ... -
This Day in History | 1996 – ‘Comeback Kid’ wins second term
Bill Clinton is basking in a resounding victory over Republican Bob Dole and the prospect of four more years in the White House. He is the ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – Publisher Robert Maxwell dies at sea
The body of the millionaire newspaper publisher, Robert Maxwell, has been found in the sea off the coast of Tenerife. Mr Maxwell’s body was discovered at ... -
This Day in History | 1995 Israeli PM shot dead
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has been assassinated. Mr Rabin was shot three times at close range in the stomach and chest by an assailant as ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Howe resigns over Europe policy
The UK’s deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, has resigned. He informed the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of his decision at around 1800 on Thursday. Sir ... -
This Day in History | 2003 End of Mahathir era in Malaysia
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has handed over power and stepped down after 22 years in office. The change of leadership to Mohamad’s deputy, ... -
This Day in History | 1981 – Euthanasia chief jailed over suicides
The secretary of the UK’s pro-euthanasia group Exit has been jailed for two and a half years for aiding and abetting suicide. Nicholas Reed was found ... -
This Day in History | 1975 Franco’s 36-year reign ends
General Franco’s dictatorship has effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Juan Carlos will take over as provisional head of state for Spain. The move ... -
This Day in History | 1979 Chairman Hua arrives in London
The first Chinese leader to visit Britain, Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, has arrived in London at the start of a six-day visit. He was welcomed at Heathrow ... -
This Day in History | 1984 Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia
The EEC is donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. Officials from Oxfam, Save the Children, Christian Aid and the Red Cross believe ... -
This Day in History | 1945 United Nations Organisation is born
The United Nations Organisation has been formally inaugurated during a short ceremony at the US State Department in Washington. A total of 29 countries ratified the ... -
This Day in History | 1956 Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule. There are believed to have been ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – Double-agent breaks out of jail
One of Britain’s most notorious double-agents, George Blake, has escaped from prison in London after a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet ... -
This Day in History | 1982 Sinn Fein triumph in elections
Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Provisional IRA, has won its first seats in the elections to the new Ulster Assembly. Gerry Adams, vice president ... -
This Day in History | 1963 – Aristocrat is new prime minister
A Scottish Earl has won one of the most bitterly-fought leadership contests in the history of the Conservative Party to become Britain’s next Prime Minister. As ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – Black athletes make silent protest
Two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics by staging a silent protest against racial discrimination. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and ... -
This Day in History | 1996 – Handguns to be banned in the UK
The British Government has announced plans to outlaw almost all handguns following the shocking massacre at Dunblane in Scotland. On 13 March Thomas Hamilton walked into ... -
This Day in History | 1964 Khrushchev ‘retires’ as head of USSR
Nikita Khrushchev has unexpectedly stepped down as leader of the Soviet Union. The official Soviet news agency, Tass, announced that a plenary meeting of the Communist ... -
This Day in History | 1954 Ethiopian emperor visits UK
Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie has arrived in Portsmouth on the cruiser the Gambia. His visit is part of a world tour, his first since his ... -
This Day in History | 1976 China’s ‘Gang of Four’’ arrested
The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is ... -
This Day in History | 1999 Millennium Wheel edges upwards
Thousands have assembled to watch a giant Ferris wheel move into position as the new landmark on the London skyline. The engineering feat has taken all ... -
This Day in History | 1967 – Che Guevara ‘shot dead’
Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has reportedly been killed during a battle between army troops and guerillas in the Bolivian jungle. A statement issued by the ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – US launches air strikes against Taleban
The United States has begun its military campaign, Operation Enduring Freedom, against al-Qaeda and the Taleban in Afghanistan. Cruise missiles and bombers have targeted the airports ... -
This Day in History | 1965 Immigrants feel at home with BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation has announced plans to introduce a new service for Asian immigrants starting next week. The programmes will go out every Sunday on ... -
This Day in History | 1957 British public gets ‘Asian Flu’ vaccine
A vaccine against the strain of influenza currently sweeping around the world has been made available to the British public. The so-called Asian Flu pandemic has ...
