History

A spectacular blaze at Bells Brae, Edinburgh, destroyed the premises of one of Britains largest theatrical costumiers
A spectacular blaze at Bells Brae, Edinburgh, destroyed the premises of one of Britains largest theatrical costumiers …

Mel Gibson, born
Mel Gibson, born Mel Gibson, whose full name is Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, was born on January 03, 1956. …

Saor Uladh (Free Ulster) a splinter group of the IRA, attacks the police barracks in Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh
Saor Uladh (Free Ulster) a splinter group of the IRA, attacks the police barracks in Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh Saor Uladh ( Irish for “Free Ulster”) was a short-lived Irish republican paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland in the 1950s …

Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth born.
Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth born. …

WW2 Food rationing officially ended in UK
WW2 Food rationing officially ended in UK On July 04, 1954, while Americans celebrated their independence by gorging on hot dogs, the British celebrated being allowed to gorge on hot dogs. That day the U.K. officially ended 14 years of food rationing imposed at the dawn of World War II. …