Tag: This Day in History
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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 ... -
This Day in History | 1991 Bank collapse costs taxpayers millions
The closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International has lost about 20 local councils up to £30m in investments. BCCI was forced to shut ... -
This Day in History | 1985 Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17
A West German teenager has become the youngest ever player to win the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Boris Becker, a 17-year-old unseeded outsider before the tournament began, ... -
This Day in History | 2005 London beats Paris to 2012 Games
The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, the International Olympic Committee has announced. London won a two-way fight with Paris by 54 votes to ... -
This Day in History | 1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control
Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities – ending more than 150 years of British control. The British flag was lowered over Government ... -
This Day in History | 1985 Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages
All 39 Americans being held captive by the Shia Muslim Amal militia in Lebanon have been released, after almost three weeks in captivity. Their freedom was ... -
This Day in History | 1960 BBC unveils TV ‘factory’
The BBC’s new Television Centre will be the “Hollywood” of the small screen, the corporation’s director of TV has announced. Gerald Beadle said the £12m complex, ... -
This Day in History | 1959 Queen and Eisenhower open seaway
The Queen and US President Dwight D Eisenhower have inaugurated the 2,300-mile St Lawrence Seaway in Canada that links the Atlantic with the Great Lakes in ... -
This Day in History |1950 UN condemns North Korean invasion
North Korea has invaded South Korea at several points along the two countries’ joint border. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has denounced North Korea’s actions ... -
This Day in History | 1983 US astronaut Sally Ride returns
America’s first woman in space has returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the ... -
This Day in History | 1983 Pope meets banned union leader Walesa
Pope John Paul II has held a private meeting with Lech Walesa, the founder and leader of Solidarity, Poland’s independent trade union movement. Solidarity has been ...
