...bomb was tested successfully in New Mexico. Its use, on 6 and 9 August, would lead to Japanese surrender and the final end to the global conflict. At Potsdam, Truman...
...new South African president, FW de Klerk. But de Klerk’s decision, and its timing, were the culmination of decades of political, economic and social change that had brought apartheid to...
...news bulletins. Information from spy networks kept the news as accurate as possible, so that listeners trusted the station. However, all news was presented as negatively as possible to destroy...
...a new currency for all of Germany. This did not suit the Soviets, who had been stripping assets from East Germany as war reparations. In March, the Soviets argued that...
...and prevent future deterioration; in some cases, repairs on internal doors became so intricate that they ended up costing two or three times the value of a new door.[xii] As...
...the British Empire in Asia came under increasing pressure from its erstwhile allies the United States and Japan. In June 1921, the British Admiralty responded by planning a new naval...
...to cultivate the newly-elected Jimmy Carter, helping introduce him to European affairs and trying to sweeten his sour relations with German leader Helmut Schmidt. Carter’s visit to Britain in May...
...out, and the man who was ultimately successful – William the Conqueror – ruthlessly imposed his rule on his new kingdom. So why did the reign of the placid and...
...Permanent Under Secretary, that in any new building it was ‘essential that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs should have the means of giving large dinners …and that he...
...liberties and throughout the year there are commemorations, exhibitions and activities around the anniversary, as well as lots of new books, online resources and TV and radio programmes on the...