Sins of the Fathers
Carmen Callil talks to Martin Evans about her recent excursion into the lies and hypocrisy of Vichy France.
Volume 56 Issue 5 May 2006
The First Hydrogen Bomb
The first US airdrop of a thermonuclear bomb happened on May 20th, 1956.
Death of Christopher Columbus
The man who ‘discovered’ the Americas died aged 55 on 20 May 1506.
The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
Richard Cavendish describes the massacre of the 'slave hounds' at the settlement of Pottawatomie Creek on May 24th, 1856.
Hold the Front Page
Mark Bryant describes how the Daily Mail nearly became the first national daily in Britain to feature large political cartoons on its front page, fifteen years before Dyson’s huge drawings appeared in the Daily Herald.
Romancing the Stone
Discovered during the French occupation but seized by the victorious British after six months of desert battle, the Rosetta Stone symbolized the struggle for cultural supremacy between two great rivals.
The General Strike
Martin Pugh revisits one of the most bitter disputes in history and assesses its impact on industrial relations and the wider political landscape of the twentieth century.
Top Dog: Pedigree Marketing
Margaret Walsh tracks down an attempt to link the appeal of the greyhound with the brand values of a famous American company.
Going to the Dogs
Mike Huggins revisits the early years of British greyhound racing, the smart modern sports craze of interwar Britain.
Davitt – Land Warrior
Kevin Haddick Flynn looks back at the life and times of radical Michael Davitt as Ireland remembers the centenary of his death on May 31st.