The first half of the 1940s were marked by World War II, from watching updates with worry in Times Square to walking through ...

The London Tube map, spanning zones and neighbourhoods, hasn't always looked the way it does now. For nearly two decades, one ...

From Rebecca, to The Best Years of Our Lives, to The Lost Weekend, which 1940s Best Picture Oscar winner is the absolute ...

A ‘Diary’ of the Most Critical Ten Days of the Battle of Britain. Written by a prolific author – who started back when there were many veterans available for interviews – ...

Last month developer Re:shape was granted planning permission for almost 1,500 new homes at Electric Works, on the site of ...

An atmospheric steam and diesel ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend is to be the first special event in the Swanage Railway’s special ...

After a turbulent 12 months for many major arts institutions, the new year brings a global slate of blockbuster exhibitions ...

Despite having a powerful military and the support of Britain, France was swiftly defeated by Nazi Germany in just six weeks ...

Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old student, was exploring the woods in Montignac in Dordogne, southern France, when his dog named ...

The heroic image of George Washington standing in a boat as it cuts through the icy Delaware River on Christmas Eve in 1776 ...

City of London resident Grace Payne died on 16th December aged 101. As a tribute, I am republishing novelist Sarah Winman‘s interview with Grace.

On Dec. 29, 1975, a terrorist bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 75.