The Flanders Poppy: A symbol of remembrance and sacrifice.
The history of the Flanders poppy goes back to the time of the Great War. Red poppies were among theContinue Reading
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Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass.
Jewish communities throughout Germany were subjected to a night of terror, eighty years ago today, when Nazi thugs went onContinue Reading
Today in History: Laika, the first dog launched into space to orbit the Earth.
Russian cosmonaut, Laika, was the first dog launched into orbit on the Soviet satellite Spuntik 2 on November 3rd 1957, lessContinue Reading
Today in History: Henry Parkes’ Tenterfield Address.
On October 24th, 1889, at the Tenterfield School of the Arts, in rural New South Wales, Henry Parkes, known asContinue Reading
Life in the fast lane: Death of James Dean.
James Dean became a racing enthusiast late in his short life. He harboured dreams of racing in the Indianapolis 500,Continue Reading
Today in History: Lascaux Cave Art Discovery.
Seventy-eight years ago today, on September 12th, 1940, only just fifteen miles away from the town Montignac, in southwest France,Continue Reading
Historic Photo: Pope John Paul II embraces AIDS sufferer.
The AIDS pandemic in the mid 1980’s created out-and-out fear in communities around the world. Reaching out to those whoContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Napoleon in burning Moscow’ by Albrecht Adam, 1841.
The campaign of Russia in 1812 has often been said to be the beginning of the end for Napoleon. (TwoContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘8th August, 1918’ by Harold Septimus Power, 1930.
Following the launch and the initial success of the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, there was talk that theContinue Reading
Today in History: Justinian I becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
The remarkable rise of a peasant boy named Petrus Sabbatius (Justinian I The Great), to the lofty heights of theContinue Reading
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