The human cannonball act was developed by "The Great Farini" and performed by 17-year-old Rossa Matilda Richter, who was propelled over 6 metres at a show in the theatre of London’s Royal ...

At the time of its formation, the RAF had around 20,000 aircraft and more than 300,000 personnel with its primary mission being to provide air support to ground and naval operations, conduct strategic bombing, and defend Britain from aerial ...

The tower’s construction began on 28 January 1887 and took just over two years to complete, after which Gustave Eiffel led a group of government officials and members of the press to the top where he raised the French tricolour ...

The Crimean War began in October 1853, having been triggered by disagreements between Russia and the Ottoman Empire regarding Russia’s right to protect the Orthodox Christian minority in the Ottoman-controlled Holy ...

The withdrawal of the last regular American troops from South Vietnam ended eight years of direct US military involvement in ...

By early 1979 Callaghan’s government had lost its majority in the House of Commons and, with the government weakened, the Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, tabled a motion of no ...

Not all the recommendations were implemented, but the subsequent Beeching Cuts resulted in the closure of 2,128 stations, thousands of miles of track, and the loss of up to 70,000 ...

The Book of Mormon is a key sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that was published by Joseph Smith, the founder of the movement, when he was twenty-four years ...

For a week, Lennon and Ono remained in bed, dressed in white pyjamas, while allowing journalists and photographers into their room to spread their anti-war ...

Prisoners had worked in shifts to dig a tunnel known as "Harry" that was over 100 metres long and equipped with ventilation systems and ...