6 april 1896 the first modern olympiad begins

On the morning of 9 January 1905 (22 January on the New Style calendar Soviet Russia later adopted), a crowd of striking workers marched peacefully through Saint Petersburg towards the Winter Palace,

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June 29, 1950. A player with a broad grin on his face is being carried shoulder-high by a group of excited local fans in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. His name is Larry ‘Joe’ Gaetjens and his team, the Unit

There was drama right up until the finish of the 28th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, held from 29 January-7 February. Olivier and Lydia Campana (Volkswagen Golf GTI) led after the six stages of leg on

In this issue’s Frontline, the US in Greenland, its contribution to WWI, nuclear threats in Ukraine, Operation Urgent Fury’s aftermath and Lviv’s troubled history

My February issue of HistoryExtra magazine arrived today and I was fascinated to see the cover image informing readers of “Lucy Worsley’s hunt for a London serial killer”. The image (below) itself see