The Jonestown Mass Suicide
More than 900 people perished in the Jonestown mass suicide of November 18th 1978.
History Today
Empire – what Empire?
To understand why Americans believe their nation to be innocent of imperialism we must go back to the Founding Fathers of the Republic, says Graham MacPhee.
A War Cartoonist at the Foreign Office
Mark Bryant examines the wartime work of Osbert Lancaster, the centenary of whose birth this year is marked with a new exhibition at the Wallace Collection, London.
Masters & Commanders
Andrew Roberts reflects on the often stormy relationship between Churchill and the Chiefs of Staff during the Second World War.
Black History Month: Could Try Harder?
A.D. Harvey thinks the world of academia is letting down the thousands who make Black History Month such a popular success each year.
Riga: Hansa city at the Baltic crossroads
Neil Taylor discusses how political change has left its mark on the Latvian capital’s Town Hall Square.
Last Lincoln v. Douglas Debate
The last of seven debates between the two Senate candidates took place on October 15th, 1858.
Martians Invade New Jersey
The famed radio broadcast of HG Wells' War of the Worlds took place on October 30th, 1938.
Election of John Paul II
John Paul II was elected on October 16th, 1978. He was the first non-Italian pope to be elected in four centuries.
Mathematical Water Magic
An exotic London theatre funded the building of the first Eddystone lighthouse. Alison Barnes has discovered what kind of shows it staged.