The Modern Historian

The Modern Historian : History of the modern world
The Modern Historian
History of the modern world
A blog focusing on the work of an academic historian and his research into the modern world. A collection of articles and links of interest to anyone who has a taste for modern history.
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11/20 13:22 On this day in history: Recording of Funky Drummer, 1970
On 20th November 1970, "The Godfather of Soul", James Brown, went into the King Records studio in Cincinnati, Ohio to
11/18 19:06 On this day in history: King`s Cross Fire, 1987
On 18th November 1987 at around 7.30pm a fire was discovered in a machine room at King's Cross St Pancras underground station. The machine room was
11/19 4:00 On this day in history: Pel scored his 1000th goal, 1969
The most famous footballer of all time was born Edison Arantes do Nascimento in the city of Trs Coraes in the Brazilian state of Mi
11/17 4:00 On this day in history: Suez Canal opened, 1869
11/15 16:23 On this day in history: Only spaceflight of Buran, 1988
In 1974 engineers of the Soviet Union began work on the Buran ("Blizzard") project, which was a response to NASA's Spa

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