Tag Archives: History
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Signed on 5th August 1963
After ten years of negotiation the three “nuclear nations” – the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union – signed a Treaty prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except those carried out underground. The Treaty was developed both to slow the arms race (nuclear testing necessary for continued nuclear weapon development), and to [...]
Full StoryUruguay & England Win Soccer World Cup
On 30th July 1930 Uruguay won the inaugural soccer World Cup by beating Argentina 4-2 in the final, which was held, like all the matches, in Montevideo. On 30th July 1966 England beat West Germany in that year’s World Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium in London. In 1928 FIFA (the football world governing body) [...]
Full StoryJuly 29th 1981: The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
The streets of London were packed with some 600,000 people eager to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, and Lady Diana Spencer daughter of one of England’s premier Peers, Earl Spencer, on their wedding day. The couple were married by the Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul’s [...]
Full Story26th March 1973: Women Admitted to the London Stock Exchange
History was made on this day when the London Stock Exchange (LSE) finally, after 200 years, allowed women to enter its premises as employees. One of the ten women in this first intake commented that the Exchange was the “last bastion of misogyny” and that business at the Exchange seemed to be carried out “at [...]
Full StoryOnline Business Name and Trademark Checker
A new website has just gone online which will be of great help to anyone starting up a new business. One of the most common complaints on a whole load of business forums is that of someone who has an established business and finds that someone else has set up another business with the same [...]
Full Story2nd January 1980: British Steel Workers Strike
Some 100,000 employees of the state owned British Steel Corporation (BSC) caused the shut down of the company’s furnaces in protest at what they called a “derisory offer” of 6% pay increase from their management. The strike quickly spread to privately owned steelworks. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher condemned the strike – called by the Iron [...]
Full StoryLegal Action Settled After 67 Years
One of the world’s longest running cases was settle out of court 67 years after it started in 1941. The case, known as Re Jahre, concerned a dispute over the recovery of assets alleged to belong to the shipping magnate Anders Jahre. Jahre died aged 90 before the main trial started in 1983. Although the [...]
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