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Modern history
The end of the Second World War changed the face of the world forever. Post-war austerity made way for the hedonism of the Swinging Sixties and the emergence of a youth culture. Things were also changing politically and technologically: the Cold War dominated and human rights marches, anti-war protests and feminism all made headlines, as did spaceflight and nuclear arms. By the latter half of the 20th century the information age was dawning with the development of computers and the internet.
Discover how these rapid developments and iconic characters such as Twiggy, Elvis and the Beatles, Martin Luther King and Margaret Thatcher all make this period one of the most fascinating in history.
Articles about modern history
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Ten things you might not know about the Apollo Missions
Fascinating facts about the Apollo Mission astronauts and their spacecraft
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The Vietnam War: Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War was launched in January 1968
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Radio Caroline: Teenage music memories
Ray Clark remembers the 1960’s pirate radio station
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Martin Luther King Jr’s dream 60 years on
Over half a century after his assassination, has America made progress towards equality?
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The Festival of Britain 1951
When austerity gave way to optimism
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Four key events in Britain’s nuclear weapons history
From the discovery of the neutron to Trident...
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The Falklands War: A chronology of events
A timeline of events before, during and after the Falklands War
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The Windsor Castle fire: 25 facts
30 years on from the devastating fire, 25 facts about the fateful events
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The golden days of Kennedy’s special relationship with Britain
When John Kennedy was president, the United States and Great Britain had a uniquely special relationship
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THP’s Desert Island Discs
What songs would you take with you if you were a castaway on a desert island?
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1966: When Britain was the envy of the world
The year in which Britain was at the centre of the world’s cultural stage
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Einstein’s Theory of Gravitational Relativity proven after 100 years
Gravitational Waves between two black holes detected for the first time
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Mandela: From prison cell to president
A brief biography of the man known as Madiba
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Reminiscences of the Queen’s Coronation
Recollections of life in the 1950s
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The reality of working for the Prime Minister
Day-to-day operations at Downing Street
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Escaping from Hungary’s Iron Curtain
A plan to hijack a commercial flight and fly to the West
