Birth of Lord George Gordon
Lord George Gordon was born on December 26th, 1751.
Volume 51 Issue 12 December 2001
Scrooge and Albert
Christine Lalumia sees the 1840s as the key moment in the creation of the modern celebration of Christmas.
Richard Trevithick's First Steam Carriage
The 'puffing devil', the first passenger-carrying vehicle powered by steam, made its debut on a road outside Redruth in Cornwall on December 24th, 1801.
Down The Tube
Stephen Halliday investigates the murky world of financing the London Underground.
The C.I.A. Con-Trick
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones explains the historical roots of the arguments surrounding the CIA following their failure to anticipate the attacks of September 11th.
The Kingdom of Libya is Established
Richard Cavendish explains how the Kingdom of Libya was established on December 24th, 1951.