First Volvo car produced, 1927
Eighty years ago today the Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo produced their first car. On 14th April, 1927, the first ÖV4 – nicknamed the ‘Jakob’ left the company’s Hisingen factory in…
Battle of Culloden, 1746
Following the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688, some Britons, known as Jacobites, wanted James II restored to the throne. After James’ death in 1701, the Jacobite cause shifted to his son,…
Battle of Culloden, 1746
Following the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688, some Britons, known as Jacobites, wanted James II restored to the throne. After James’ death in 1701, the Jacobite cause shifted to his son,…
Independence of Belgium and Luxembourg recognized, 1839
In the years following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, his vanquishers redrewthe map of Europe, resulting in the creation of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. It incorporated modern day…
Thomas Bodley knighted, 1604
The Bodleian Library at Oxford University is one of the most famous in the world. It was named after an ex-diplomat and fellow of Merton College, Thomas Bodley. Bodley used…
Bay of Pigs, 1961
On the morning of 17th April, 1961, a force of Cuban counter-revolutionary exiles, known as Brigade 2506, landed at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro’s…
Independence of Belgium and Luxembourg recognized, 1839
In the years following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, his vanquishers redrewthe map of Europe, resulting in the creation of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. It incorporated modern day…
Thomas Bodley knighted, 1604
The Bodleian Library at Oxford University is one of the most famous in the world. It was named after an ex-diplomat and fellow of Merton College, Thomas Bodley. Bodley used…
Bay of Pigs, 1961
On the morning of 17th April, 1961, a force of Cuban counter-revolutionary exiles, known as Brigade 2506, landed at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro’s…
U.S. Congress authorised two-cent coin, 1864
On 22nd April 1864 the U.S. Congress passed an Act to authorise the issuance of a two-cent coin. This Act also gave the the U.S. Treasury discretionary powers to decide…