Tag: This Day in History
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This Day in History | 1945 US flag raised over Iwo Jima
US troops have raised the Stars and Stripes over Iwo Jima four days after landing on the Japanese- held volcanic island. The 28th Regiment of the ... -
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 | 1985 Volcano kills thousands in Colombia
About 20,000 people are feared dead after a volcanic eruption in northern Colombia. Four towns in the Andes region are reported to have been buried when ... -
This Day in History | 1982 Brezhnev rumors sweep Moscow
Speculation is growing that Leonid Brezhnev, who has ruled the Soviet Union for the past two decades, has died. Suspicions that a senior Communist party figure ... -
This Day in History | 1989 Berliners celebrate the fall of the Wall
The Berlin Wall has been breached after nearly three decades keeping East and West Berliners apart. At midnight East Germany’s Communist rulers gave permission for gates ... -
This Day in History | 1951 6,000 British troops flown into Egypt
Up to 6,000 British troops from the 1st Infantry Division have arrived at Fayid in the Canal Zone of Egypt. It is the last phase of ... -
This Day in History | 2000 British activist freed from Burma
Human rights activist James Mawdsley has been released from prison in Burma after serving 415 days in solitary confinement. The 27-year-old from Lancashire was sentenced to ... -
This Day in History | 1974 Maze prison goes up in flames
Three prison staff are being treated in hospital after rioting prisoners set fire to the Long Kesh Maze prison near Belfast. More than 130 prisoners were ... -
This Day in History | 1994 Israelis and Arafat share peace prize
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis, the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, have been named the winners of this year’s Nobel ... -
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 | 1990 Britain’s first full day in ERM
Britain’s first day as a full member of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System has been marked by hectic trading in the ... -
This Day in History | 2000 Milosevic quits, street celebrations continue
Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has resigned, following mounting pressure to quit over allegations of vote-rigging. The Yugoslav Constitutional Court, which only ... -
This Day in History | 1968 Londonderry march ends in violence
Police have used batons and water cannon to break up a civil rights march in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At least 30 people, including MP Gerard Fitt ... -
This Day in History | 1970 Mourners killed as Nasser is buried
Scores of people have been crushed or battered to death in Cairo as millions of people crowded onto the streets for President Abdel Nasser’s funeral. The ... -
This Day in History | 1971 Foreign Office names Soviet superspy
The British Government has named the Soviet defector who last week exposed dozens of Russians alleged to be spying in the UK. Information from Oleg Lyalin ... -
This Day in History | 1998 Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony released
Bill Clinton’s testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. The video of the American president’s 17 ... -
This Day in History | 1972 Expelled Ugandans arrive in UK
The first Ugandan refugees fleeing the persecution of the country’s military dictatorship have arrived in Britain. The 55,000-strong Asian community were ordered in August to leave ... -
This Day in History | 1956 World water speed record smashed
A 48-year-old solicitor from Manchester has broken the one-hour world water speed record in his motorboat, Miss Windermere III. Norman Buckley drove the boat at an ... -
This Day in History | 1963 American Express comes to Britain
American Express, one of the world’s largest banking houses, has opened a credit card service in Britain. Holders of the cards will be able to use ... -
This Day In History | 1940 London blitzed by German bombers
The German air force has unleashed a wave of heavy bombing raids on London, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many more. The Ministry of Home ... -
This Day in History | 1954 National Trust buys remote island
The National Trust for Scotland has taken control of Fair Isle, famous for its bird life and knitted sweaters. The remote island situated between Shetland and ... -
This Day in History | 1957 Malaya celebrates independence
The Federation of Malaya is now independent. The handover of power from Britain took place at midnight. Thousands of young members of the Malay, Chinese and ... -
This Day in History | 2003 Blair gives evidence to Hutton
Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the inquiry into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly he would have had to resign if claims in ... -
This Day in History | 1979 IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten
The Queen’s cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, has been killed by a bomb blast on his boat in Ireland. One of the earl’s twin grandsons, Nicholas, 14, ... -
This Day in History | 1973: ‘Bloody Sunday’ inquest accuses Army
The coroner presiding over the “Bloody Sunday” inquest has accused the British army of “sheer unadulterated murder”. The accusation came from the Londonderry City coroner, Major ... -
This Day in History | 1992 Duchess of York in photos row
Intimate photographs of the Duchess of York and a Texan businessman, John Bryan, have been published in a tabloid newspaper. The pictures, run by the Daily ... -
This Day in History | 1998 Clinton admits Lewinsky affair
President of the United States Bill Clinton has admitted having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In a televised address Mr Clinton ... -
This Day in History | 1990 Magellan starts mapping Venus
The Magellan spacecraft has arrived at the planet Venus after an epic 15-month journey from Earth. The craft arrived just after 1730 BST (1630 GMT). Soon ... -
This Day in History | 1962 Marilyn Monroe found dead
Screen icon Marilyn Monroe has been found dead in bed at her Los Angeles home. The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of ... -
This Day in History | 1957 – Rahman to lead independent Malaya
Tunku Abdul Rahman has been elected for a five-year term as head of state of Malaya. He was chosen by his fellow Malay rulers in the ... -
This Day in History | 1976 Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of people are feared dead following an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in China. The quake has virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, north-east of ... -
This Day in History | 1959 Khrushchev and Nixon have war of words
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and US Vice-President Richard Nixon have had a tense exchange of words about the merits of communism versus capitalism. This is the ... -
This Day in HIstory | 1995 Serbs force Muslims out of Srebrenica
Thousands of Muslim refugees are fleeing the captured “safe area” of Srebrenica forced out by the Bosnian Serbs. United Nations officials say it is the biggest ... -
This Day in History | 1971 Death for Moroccan rebel leaders
Ten army officers involved in an aborted coup in Morocco have been executed. Four generals, five colonels and one major faced a firing squad without trial ... -
This Day in History | 1940 Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain
The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has mounted a series of attacks on shipping convoys off the south-east coast of England. It is the first major ...
