During the nationwide Miners' Strike of 1984, women protested alongside their husbands, fathers and brothers, to oppose the closure of 28 south Wales pits. As well as protesting about the loss of jobs ...

"In 1926, I was five years of age. The General Strike lasted only about nine days and then the other unions withdrew, they left the miners and we were out for about nine months.

He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

While many of the most valuable coins aren’t in circulation anymore, there are still millions of coins changing hands every day. A Wyoming coin ...

The Commanding Officer of the Royal Navy flagship is celebrating his family serving in the force for 100 years.

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A new documentary about legendary political figure Eamon de Valera criticises his attitude to women and accuses him of the ...

General secretary Peter Lee, who did much good work as chairman of the county council by bringing basic sanitation and fresh water into the villages of Durham, was in total conflict with his members ...

Secret Ordnance Survey edition of The County of London map, 1926. Courtesy of the British ... Ordnance Survey map designed to counter a general strike feature. Secret Maps at The British Library.

Transamerica, Western Airlines, Aloha Air, Air Cal, Continenal (with their "flying meatballs"), CP AIR, Canadian Intl Airlines, Pacific Western, Hughes Airwest, Mexicana, British Caledonian, Laker ...

Explore top silent movies, featuring timeless classics, iconic performances, and the magic of storytelling without words. A ...

He put Britain back on the gold standard (1925) and helped break the General Strike of 1926. It was not one of his better decades; in 1922 he was even beaten for Parliament by a Mr. Scrim-geour ...