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Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles WW2 Political Military European; Published: 16 January 2022; Hits: 172

It was on January 16th, back in 1945, when Adolf Hitler entered the underground bunker where he’d live for the rest of his life. Hitler decided to remain in Berlin for the...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles The Hub Blog British; Published: 13 January 2022; Hits: 1047

The next instalment of my research into the brief history of Deal’s cinemas brings us, surprisingly (to me!) to The Globe Theatre. For those readers not familiar with this...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles European Roman 2000 BCE - 0; Published: 10 January 2022; Hits: 692

It is without a doubt the most famous crossing of a river in history, but why was it so significant when Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon? What was the big deal? Well it...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles North American 1920's; Published: 09 January 2022; Hits: 337

The idea of risking your life scaling a skyscraper may not be appealing to us all, but thankfully we live in a weird and wonderful world. Climbing buildings actually has...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles The Hub Blog British; Published: 07 January 2022; Hits: 600

Our Mercury Moot group continues to meet on Wednesday mornings and Sharon Powell who runs the group has recently delivered a talk at our Astor Community Theatre show on the...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles North American 1930's Social; Published: 05 January 2022; Hits: 539

We often tend to glorify the wrong people in this world. The story of Bonnie and Clyde perhaps is appealing to some as it's a love story with an unhappy ending. Either...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles North American Social 19th Century; Published: 04 January 2022; Hits: 557

The story of Solomon Northup is heart-breaking, and one that deserved to be remembered. Solomon a talented violinist was kidnapped from Washington City in 1841, and was...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles European 19th Century; Published: 03 January 2022; Hits: 507

We all have our moments when life seems too much. It was on January 3rd back in 1889 when the famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had such a moment and broke down at...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles British 1980's; Published: 30 December 2021; Hits: 448

It was on December 30th back in 1986, when a mining tradition dating back to 1911 ended: the use of canaries in coal mines to detect carbon monoxide and other toxic gases!...

Details: Written by George; Categories:: Suggested Articles WW2 British; Published: 29 December 2021; Hits: 662

We all know about the first Great Fire of London back in 1666, but in 1940 Londoners faced a far greater threat. The second great fire occurred on December 29th, 1940 when...