Self-proclaimed psychic Jeane Dixon made her name by predicting the assassination of US President John F Kennedy. But did her other forecasts also come true?
The bill eventually passed through Parliament and implemented calendar reform on Sept 2nd, 1752, which was immediately followed by Thursday 14th - technically removing eleven days out of the month.
From Egyptian gods and Roman emperors to slave traders and equestrian statues of long-dead generals whose achievements lay forgotten in dusty old books, people have always been fond of putting up ...
One Small Step For Pac-Man, One Giant Leap For Pac-Man-KindHappy birthday to Pac-Man, who was first released in Japan on this day in 1980. Or should I say ‘Puck Man’ which was the character’s original ...
The 15th-century Newport Medieval Ship was rediscovered by accident in 2002. Now, a new Sky HISTORY programme reveals more of ...
One Small Step For Pac-Man, One Giant Leap For Pac-Man-KindHappy birthday to Pac-Man, who was first released in Japan on this day in 1980. Or should I say ‘Puck Man’ which was the character’s original ...
Dr Daniel Cowling, Senior Historian at the National Army Museum, traces the battles that continued long after VJ Day was ...
Discover the truth behind history’s most notorious outlaws as Sean Bean investigates Al Capone, the Krays, and more in ...
It was on 12 March 1930 that Mahatma Gandhi embarked on an unlikely odyssey. By that point, Gandhi – a London-trained lawyer who had risen to become a passionate campaigner for India’s independence ...
How did the real-life rivalry between street gangs the Peaky Blinders and the Birmingham Boys take shape? Sky HISTORY investigates in a new series.
It’s now 30 years since Sky HISTORY first burst onto TV screens. How apt, then, that the number 30 has played a major part in quite a few historical ...
Sky HISTORY launched 30 years ago, so what was life like for Brits back then? We sum up the UK’s biggest cultural, sporting and political moments of 1995.