In This Month

"War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can." (Winston Churchill)

September From great fires to terrorism on a grand scale, September has witnessed some momentous events…
November Gunpowder, treason and plots… But what else happened in November?
January The end of the gladiators and the birth of the gold rush - find out more about the historic events that kicked off the year…
March From the birth of Einstein to the death of Julius Caesar, view our gallery of momentous occasions in this month.
May Check out the historic events which took place in the momentous month of May…
July The downfall of one king and the rise of another...

October October was a momentous month of battles, revolution and upheaval…
December December was an amazing month for discovery and exploration – find out more…
February February was the month that witnessed Castro, Mandela and Arafat on a high.
April April marks some of the most striking disasters in history, including Chernobyl and the Titanic.
June The Magna Carta, Napoleon and Franz Ferdinand, find out about June events.
August A month of invasions, eruptions and atomic catastrophes…

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