Join us as Sky HISTORY remembers the 80th anniversary of Nagasaki, the second city struck by a US atomic bomb.

The Baader-Meinhof gang terrorised West Germany in the late 20th century. Learn more about the notorious group and its ...

80 years ago, the sky above Hiroshima cracked open. At 8:15am on 6th August 1945, the first atomic bomb used in war detonated ...

Charles Goodyear was determined to eradicate these drawbacks of rubber. Through a long process of trial and error, he mixed ...

From the Flip Flap Railway to the Big Dipper, rollercoasters have always carried an element of danger… sometimes to a deadly degree. Read on to learn more.

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11 facts about Viking leader Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy Unlike the legendary figures of Ragnar and Lagertha, there is extensive history to prove that Rollo was a real person.

In the 1890s, horse-drawn transport led waste to build up heavily in major cities. A new Sky HISTORY series looks at how the crisis was unexpectedly resolved.

This Autumn marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan officially offered its surrender to mark the end of World War II ...

The archaeological discovery has since become synonymous with a series of strange coincidences and mysterious deaths. Some commentators believe the purported curse has claimed more than 25 lives. Here ...

VJ Day 80: The forgotten story of Hong Kong’s liberation The liberation of Hong Kong is an often overlooked World War II event caused by Japan's surrender. Read on to find out more.

From premonitions to contact with the spirit world, from royal astrologers to ploughboys, the prophets and psychics of the past continue to intrigue and mystify. Here we look at nine of the most ...