Subject Types

Poplar civilians killed in WW2

Event, Tragedy

International Reggae Day

From Caribbean National Weekly: "Reggae fans across the globe celebrate the rich legacy of reggae music today, July 1, as International Reggae Day (IRD). Honoring the genre’s rich history while cel...

Event, Music / songs, Race Issues

Wreck of the Deutschland

The Deutschland was an iron passenger steamship of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line, built by Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland in 1866, registered in Hamburg Germany. Built as an emigrant pass...

Event, Tragedy, Germany

Coronation of King George VI

George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for the coronation of his brother King Edward VIII who had abdicated on 10 December 1936.

Event, Royalty, Tourism / Traditions

The Ashes

A test cricket series played between England and Australia. The name originated following a satirical obituary published in the British newspaper, The Sporting Times, after Australia's 1882 victory...

Event, Sport / Games, Australia

Gulf War

47 UK military died in Iraq during this war.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Iraq

Iraq War

179 UK military died in Iraq during the Iraq War.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Iraq

Afghan War

456 UK military died in Afghanistan during this war.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Afghanistan

Surrey Docks fire

The docks were set on fire in the first raid of the Blitz. Our picture source gives: "... a firestorm in the docks that blazed from end to end for a whole week. ... A third of the warehouses and tr...

Event, Tragedy

First cricket test match in England

Played between national teams, test matches are the longest and considered to be the highest standard. The first 3 officially recognised test matches took place in in Melbourne, Australia, in: 1877...

Event, Sport / Games