First edition of The Times published, 1785
In 1781, a wealthy London coal merchant called John Walters joined Lloyd’s insurance company only to be left bankrupt by series of disasters. Undeterred, he decided to try his hand…
First transatlantic telephone service, 1927
The earliest attempt at transatlantic telephony was in 1915 when the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (later known as AT&T) managed to transmit one-way voice signal between the Naval Wireless…
English Parliament authorised the trial of Charles I, 1649
Following their victory over the forces of King Charles I during the civil wars, the New Model Army became the most powerful political body in Britain eclipsing Parliament, which created…
First transatlantic telephone service, 1927
The earliest attempt at transatlantic telephony was in 1915 when the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (later known as AT&T) managed to transmit one-way voice signal between the Naval Wireless…
English Parliament authorised the trial of Charles I, 1649
Following their victory over the forces of King Charles I during the civil wars, the New Model Army became the most powerful political body in Britain eclipsing Parliament, which created…
Foundation of the African National Congress, 1912
In May 1910 the Union of South Africa came into being as unitary state comprising the former colonies of Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal.…
Foundation of the African National Congress, 1912
In May 1910 the Union of South Africa came into being as unitary state comprising the former colonies of Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal.…
Balloonmania reached the United States, 1793
In the years following the Montgolfier brothers’ first successful balloon flights in 1783 ‘balloonmania’ swept across Europe. One of the greatest promoters of this new form of transport was the…
Balloonmania reached the United States, 1793
In the years following the Montgolfier brothers’ first successful balloon flights in 1783 ‘balloonmania’ swept across Europe. One of the greatest promoters of this new form of transport was the…
First underground railway opened, 1863
By the 1850s many of those commuting into central London by rail had to continue their journey by road because all but one of metropolis’ seven railway termini were outside…