Kategori: History
I road-tripped on Route 66 — these are the 6 stops you don’t want to miss
Immortalised in dozens of blockbuster classics since its opening in 1926, Route 66 symbolises freedom, top-down adventure and the pursuit of the American Dream.
Truth behind Amelia Earhart’s missing plane may have been solved after 88-year mystery
The aviation pioneer had been attempting to fly around the world when she vanished in 1937.
How one skeleton upended how historians view Ancient Egypt
It has revealed how Ancient Egypt became a great civilisation.
Man stabbed through armour during historic re-enactment gone wrong
The man is in ‘serious’ condition.
Windrush activists rally government to save Notting Hill carnival
Jacqueline McKenzie said the carnival holds ‘huge national and international significance’.
Mystery of 600-year-old Japanese mummified ‘dragon’ solved
The ‘dragon’ is part of the Japanese royal family’s Treasure House collection.
Lost world discovered beneath ice in Antarctica after 34,000,000 years
Scientists believe it was once home to forests and rivers.
Treasures of £14,800,000,000 ‘Holy Grail’ shipwreck revealed in new underwater images
‘The San José galleon is the only ship that matches these characteristics.’
Scientists who say there’s a ‘secret city’ under Giza pyramid have now ‘found a second one’
‘The pyramids are merely the tip of the iceberg of a colossal underground infrastructural complex.’
You can finally binge all 4 episodes of ‘fantastic’ historical drama for free
All episodes are available now.
Man gets his street evacuated after pulling pin on WWII grenade from antique market
‘I noticed something was wrong as soon as I released the safety pin and the spoon sprung off it immediately.’
Tourist smashes two Terracotta Army warriors during bizarre museum rampage
Video footage shows him lying on the ground covering his face.
Leader who killed 6,000,000 of his own honoured in new statue
‘People who criticize Stalin or draw attention to crimes committed under Stalin are now threatened with jail, with media attacks.’
I live in a ‘murder house’ – this is what it’s really like
‘My son’s nightmare led to a shocking revelation about our house’
‘Wasteful’ pennies scrapped in US – could it happen to UK’s 1p too?
The move is the latest reflecting an increasingly cashless world.
Couple renovating their 1850s home make a chilling discovery
‘It puts you on edge.’
Two new raven chicks arrive at Tower of London ‘to keep the kingdom safe’
The newcomers spent their first two weeks in the Ravenmaster’s kitchen.
‘We just went wild’: how children celebrated cakes and peace on VE Day
Everything was red, white and blue.
How Victory in Europe gave women the first taste of a treat normally reserved for men
‘I felt I had to do something to help the war effort’
VE Day 1945 live: World wakes up to victory after Germany surrenders to the Allies
Metro live blogs the VE Day 1945 minute by minute.
How the royals celebrated VE Day back in 1945
The princesses managed to sneak into the VE Day crowd.
‘How Churchill’s VE Day speech reached our Nazi camp from a hidden attic radio’
‘We began to realize that something was changing.’
This journalist broke the news of Germany’s WW2 surrender – then got fired
Within an hour of breaking the story, his credentials were revoked.
Is VE Day 2025 a bank holiday in the UK?
From street parties to beacon lightings, there’s plenty of ways to celebrate.
What VE Day 2025 celebrations are happening across the UK this week?
From street parties to beacon lightings, there’s plenty of ways to celebrate.