Alec Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister
The 18 October marks the 55th Anniversary of the resignation of Harold Macmillan as the British Prime Minister. He was succeeded by Alec Douglas-Home on 19 October. Take a look back at the changeover here.
Highlights from British Pathé and the Reuters historical collection
- British Paramount (1931-1957)
- Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930)
- Eve's Film Review (1921-1933)
- Gaumont British (1934-1959)
- Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932)
- Pathé Colour Pictorial (1955-1969)
- Pathé New Pictorial (1936-1946)
- Pathé News (1910-1970)
- Pathé Sound Pictorial (1931-1936)
- Pathetone Weekly (1930-1941)
- Visnews (1957-1979)
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9th October 2018
Che Guevara Executed, the Surrender of Italy and More
Here’s our regularly-updated selection of films that may be of use to news editors and journalists in covering important anniversaries, contextualising current events or illustrating trending topics. Page last updated 09/10/2018 13:30 Subscribe Che Guevara Executed On 9 October 1967, Che Guevara was executed by the Bolivian government,
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25th September 2018
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Concorde’s Atlantic Flight and More
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11th September 2018
The Sudetenland Crisis, First Tank in Warfare and more
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28th August 2018
Japan Surrenders, The Blitz Begins, Vietnam Independence and more