A Day That Shook The World: First atomic bomb test in New Mexico
15 July 2011 12:05 AM
On 16 July 1945, the first atomic bomb tests were held in top secrecy in the New Mexico desert.
Chernobyl’s Zone of Alienation
13 July 2011 10:49 AM
Darren Nisbett’s breathtaking photographs taken within Chernobyl’s 30 kilometre zone of alienation 25 years after the nuclear accident, present the haunting spectre of a once vibrant community left to fester.
A Day That Shook The World: Israel invades Lebanon
12 July 2011 12:00 AM
On 12 July 2006, conflict suddenly erupted between Israel and its neighbour Lebanon.
A Day That Shook The World: London awarded 2012 Olympics
06 July 2011 12:00 AM
On 6 July 2005, the 2012 Olympics were awarded to London.
Attenborough skull mystery finally solved
06 July 2011 12:00 AM
It was one of the most gruesome murder puzzles in British history that stumped detectives for over 130 years.
The constant gardener takes leave of war dead
02 July 2011 12:00 AM
After a life tending 500,000 Somme graves, Jean Moody is retiring. He tells John Lichfield why his work must go on
Toxteth's toxic legacy: Liverpool is still feeling the impact of the Toxteth riots
01 July 2011 12:00 AM
Thirty years have passed since Liverpool's poverty-fuelled riots destroyed parts of the city. Stephen Kelly, who covered the violence in 1981, reports from a city that still feels its impact
The cold, hard facts about Scott's last days
30 June 2011 12:00 AM
A new exhibition will reveal the explorer's true achievements
In pictures: Wild Wild West
27 June 2011 03:23 PM
What is believed to be the only surviving authenticated photograph of Billy the Kid fetched $2.3m (£1.4m) at an auction in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday. Here we take a look at the legends of the Wild West, who still capture the imagination today.
The golden age of cinemas
27 June 2011 12:00 AM
Before identikit multiplexes, a trip to the movies meant audiences could see bold architecture as well as a film. Chris Beanland celebrates the picture palaces of the past
Ancient articles of faith: Catholic antiquities
27 June 2011 12:00 AM
Whether you believe in the spiritual power of religious relics or not, the British Museum's exhibition of Catholic antiquities contains some wonderful art, says Adrian Hamilton
Billy the Kid portrait sold for £1.4m
26 June 2011 08:32 AM
What is believed to be the only surviving, authenticated portrait of Billy the Kid fetched more than 2.3 million dollars (£1.4m) at auction in Denver, Colorado.
A Day That Shook The World: Deciphering the human genome
26 June 2011 12:00 AM
On 26 June 2000, Bill Clinton acknowledged one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in human history - the mapping of the human genome.
A Day That Shook The World: Korean War begins
25 June 2011 12:00 AM
On 25 June 1950, communists from the north of Korea invaded the south, thereby starting the first major proxy war between western powers and the communist bloc.
Bert Trautmann: Germany should never again go to war over race or ideology
24 June 2011 04:33 PM
Germany should never again go to war over race or ideology, says the former Nazi paratrooper and legendary Manchester City goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann in an interview to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s attack on Russia.
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