The Blitz
During WW2 Britain came under heavy bombing from Germany for 8 months, 1940-1941. This was called 'the Blitz' from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war'. London was particularly badly ...
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Treaty of Paris
The agreement in which Britain acknowledged the United States to be sovereign and independent. Drafted in 1782 and effective from 12 May 1784. The 6 men named on the memorial were the representati...
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Bullivant’s Wharf - WW2 bomb
Isle of Dogs - Past Life, Past Lives is an excellent post about this event, with eye-witness accounts, from which we have drawn this brief summary: Bullivant & Co were wire rope-makers with a ...
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First V2 attack - Chiswick
The first V2, which landed on the quiet suburb of Chiswick, killed three people and injured 22.
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Stratford Underground crash
The accident, caused by driver error after a signal failure, occurred on the Central line of the London Underground. A signal in the tunnel between Stratford and Leyton had been damaged, and this a...
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V1 Flying Bomb - Walthamstow
The bomb fell just before 10am when shopping was in full swing. Its approach was heard and people in the vicinity took what shelter they could. Some dived into shops and doorways, others into an ar...
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V1 and V2 rockets
The V1 and V2 rockets were developed as a reaction to the heavy allied bombing of German cities towards the end of WW2. (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe - retribution weapon'). In total, over 3,000 V...
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Crash of the R101 airship
In the 1920s the British government was hoping airships would provide a means of transport to the far-flung Empire. Two vehicles were being trialled: the R100 and the R101. On its first overseas fl...
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Fukushima disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered major damage from an earthquake and tsunami.
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