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Charles De Gaulle

Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970)

Pearl Harbour attacked

Pearl Harbour Attacked (1941)

Maos communists take over in China

Maos Communists Take Over In China (1949)

VE Day celebrations

VE Day Celebrations (1945)

Germans surrender to Montgomery

Germans Surrender To Montgomery (1945)

Big three meet at Yalta to carve up post-war world

Big Three Meet At Yalta To Carve Up Post-War World (1945)

Orange Revolution Ukraine

Orange Revolution Ukraine (2004)

 

 

HMS Sheffield sunk in Falklands War

HMS Sheffield Sunk In Falklands War (1982)

British SAS Storm Iranian Embassy in London

British Sas Storm Iranian Embassy In London (1980)

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Fall of Iraq

Fall Of Iraq (2003)

Bosnian Crisis

Bosnian Crisis (1994)

Desert Storm - Gulf War

Desert Storm - Gulf War (1990)

Iraq invade Kuwait

Iraq Invade Kuwait (1990)

Official End of The Cold War - Bush/Gorbachev agree to deal

Official End Of The Cold War - Bush/gorbachev Agree To Deal (1989)

Heysel Stadium riots

Heysel Stadium Riots (1985)

Erection of the Berlin Wall

Erection Of The Berlin Wall (1961)

Manchester United Players Die in Munich Air Crash

Manchester United Players Die In Munich Air Crash (1958)

Soviets Crush Hungarian Revolt

Soviets Crush Hungarian Revolt (1956)

Korean War Starts

Korean War Starts (1950)

India and Pakistan gain independence

India And Pakistan Gain Independence (1947)

Hitler Annexes Austria

Hitler Annexes Austria (1938)

Nato Bombing of Chinese Embassy, Belgrade

NATO Bombing Of Chinese Embassy, Belgrade (1999)

Six-Day War begins

Six-Day War Begins (1967)

Launch of first nuclear submarine

Launch Of First Nuclear Submarine (1954)

Labours Landslide Election Win

Labours Landslide Election Win (1945)

D-Day Landings

D-Day Landings (1944)

Start of UK general strike

Start Of UK General Strike (1926)

Olympic Games Watched by Royals

Olympic Games Watched By Royals (1908)

1908 London Olympic Games, Various sports

Arab Israeli peace agreement

Arab Israeli Peace Agreement (1993)

Fall of Stalingrad -  German Army Surrenders

Fall Of Stalingrad - German Army Surrenders (1943)

Battle of El Alamein begins

Battle Of El Alamein Begins (1942)

Women's Downhill Skiing At Olympics

Women's Downhill Skiing At Olympics (1960)

1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, USA, Skiing...