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World war two
Socialists at Normandy: The Radical Story of the D-Day Landings
Famous as a military event of great strategic ambition, D-Day is also a landmark in the story of Europe's radical pastToday, 6th June, marks the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Nuremberg Trials
77 years ago this week, Nazi leaders were put on trial by Allied powers at Nuremberg...“Powers will pursue them to the uttermost ends of the earth and will deliver them to the accusers in order that justice may be done." Moscow Declaration on Atrocities In May 1945, the in Europe ended.
Living in Hope: The Spanish Transition to Democracy
The story of how Spanish fascism came to an end and democracy finally prevailed In March 1939, after a heroic defence, Madrid fell to the armies of Francisco Franco. A few days later, the fascist dictator proclaimed victory in the .
A Free Greece: How the Greek Resistance Defeated Fascism
On this day in 1944, Greek resistance fighters liberated Athens from Nazi occupation On 27 April 1941, Nazi troops began their occupation of the Greek capital of Athens.
Barbara Castle: The Red Queen of British Politics
The radical life of Barbara Castle, born on this day in 1910... On this day, the 6th of October, 1910, Barbara Anne Betts was born in Chesterfield. It was the year of the on suffragettes in Westminster.
For the Benefit of Humanity: The Life and Work of Alexander Fleming
The story of Alexander Fleming and the discovery that changed medicine forever... There are now Radical Tea Towels of each of the top three ‘Greatest Scots’, at least as voted in 2009: Robert Burns, , and our newest addition, Alexander Fleming.
The Birth of the National Health Service
The long and bitter fight for a universal healthcare system in the UKThe NHS was launched today in 1948.
Refusing Complicity: The Bravery of Sophie Scholl
“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause?” Time and again, students have led the fight against oppression and totalitarianism.