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A Day That Shook The World: First nuclear submarine launched
On 21 January 1954 the world's first nuclear submarine, America's USS Nautilus, was launched, sparking a revolution in underwater reconnaissance.
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A Day That Shook The World: Kennedy inauguration
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Exactly 50 years ago, 20 January 1961, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as President of the United States of America.
Shackleton's whisky goes home
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
A case of whisky left behind by explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and buried under the Antarctic ice for more than a century is being returned to Scotland by an Indian businessman who hopes to recreate the historic tipple.
A Day That Shook The World: Operation Desert Storm
Monday, 17 January 2011
On 17 January 1991 coalition forces mounted the largest concerted land attack since the Second World War on Iraq, leading to the liberation of Kuwait and, ultimately, the end of the first Gulf War.
Out for the count: Could the 2011 census be the last?
Monday, 10 January 2011
For more than 200 years the UK census has taken stock of our nation. But thanks to fears over cost and accuracy, 2011's could be the last
A Day That Shook The World: Campbell dies in Bluebird crash
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
On 4 January 1967 Donald Campbell died when trying to break the 300 mile an hour speed barrier on water when his Bluebird vehicle crashed.
Jason and the argot: land where Greek's ancient language survives
Monday, 3 January 2011
An isolated community near the Black Sea coast in a remote part of north-eastern Turkey has been found to speak a Greek dialect that is remarkably close to the extinct language of ancient Greece.
A Day That Shook The World: Asian Tsunami
Saturday, 25 December 2010
On 26 December 2004 a huge earthquake with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia triggered a tsunami which left over 230,000 people dead.
Will Billy the Kid, Wild West desperado, be granted his pardon at last?
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
130 years after the notorious outlaw's execution, New Mexico's governor is on the brink of rewriting history. Luke Blackall reports
A Christmas message from the 1914 trenches
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
A private's letter has resurfaced after 95 years to add colour to a World War I story that resonates down the decades
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