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Ufos / Trindade IslandFlying saucer photographed over Trindade Island (Brazil) from naval training vessel Almirante Saldanha; the sighting lasted 30 seconds and was witnessed by many aboard
The first Hawk XX154 in the air for the first timeThe first Hawk, XX154, in the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls. The flight from the flight test centre at Dunsfold lasted 53 minutes
The Great Fight for the Championship
Soviet Heavy Tank in Berlin; Second World War, 1945Photograph showing a Soviet heavy tank moving through Berlin, with the Brandenburg Gate in the background, May 1945. Berlin fell to the Russian Army on 2nd May 1945
The first Hawk XX154 takes to the air for the first timeThe first Hawk, XX154, takes to the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls
New York Snow SceneParked vehicles, abandoned in deep snow during bad winter weather which has lasted for over 2 months. A costly headache for snow removers in New York, U.S.A. Date: 1960s
Disraeli / First BudgetWilliam Gladstone attacks Benjamin Disraelis first budget speech, which had lasted five hours
Hole and Harvey, third test against EnglandAustralian cricketers Hole and Harvey, whose partnership of 173 runs lasted into the third morning of the Third Test against England, 1953 Date: 1953
Gregory BlaxlandA portrait of Gregory Blaxland, who in 1813, obtained approval from Governor Lachlan Macquarie to lead an expedition, consisting of William Lawson
1914 Swiss National Exhibition The Fruit StallThe thirdSwiss National Exhibitionof1914was opened inBernon15 Mayand lasted until15 October.right at the outbreak of the First World War
1914 Swiss National Exhibition The Vegetable StallThe thirdSwiss National Exhibitionof1914was opened inBernon15 Mayand lasted until15 October.right at the outbreak of the First World War
1914 Swiss National Exhibition The Flower StallThe thirdSwiss National Exhibitionof1914was opened inBernon15 Mayand lasted until15 October.right at the outbreak of the First World War
Evelyn Dove by Kay Vaughan. Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife
Memorial Plaque for Little Talbot House - Ypres, BelgiumThis is on the wall of No 83 Rijselstraat in Ypres and marks the site of the little brother of Talbot House (Toc H) which opened on 13 November 1917
Evelyn Dove by Macari (Italy). Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife
Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music (1917-1919)
The Ruins of the Principal Church at Paysandu 1865The church at Paysandu was extremely damaged during the Siege of Paysandu during the Paraguayan War, which lasted over a month of Brazilian-Colorado troops blockading
Martial Eagle - attacking White Stork - the fight lasted more than an hour but finally the Eagle was victorious (Polemaetus bellicosus)
London Heatwave 1989Londoners sunbathing in Soho Square during a heatwave, which lasted for several weeks. Date: 1989
Margarete Repels VitalisThe Regent of Denmark and Norway (and Sweden in 1389) Queen Margrete (1353 - 1412) repels an attack by the Vitali Brothers. This dynastic union lasted until 1523. Date: circa 1380
Siege of Numantia 133 BcScipio Africanus beseiges Numantia, a siege that lasted 9 years and cost the lives of most of the towns inhabitants. Date: 133 BC
Spring Garden, StepneyPleasure Garden at the Mile End Road, Stepney, which lasted from 1702 till about 1764. Date: early 18th century
The LZ129 Hindenburg over Lake Constance on 4 March 1936?The LZ129 Hindenburg over Lake Constance on 4 March 1936, during its first flight which lasted three hours
The LZ129 Hindenburg over Friedrichshafen on 4 March 193?The LZ129 Hindenburg over Friedrichshafen on 4 March 1936, during its first flight which lasted three hours
Focke-Wulf Fw200S-1 Condor D-ACON BrandenburgFocke-Wulf Fw200S-1 Condor, D-ACON, Brandenburg, was the Fw200V1 re-registered for the non-stop flight from Berlin to New York which began on 10 August 1938 and lasted 24 hours
F Nazzaro - 1922 French Grand PrixF Nazzaro on th 90 hp 2 litre six-cylinder Fiat with which he won the 1922 French Grand Prix at an average of 79.2 mph over 499 miles at Strasbourg
Frost Fair Thames 1814Frost fair on the Thames: it lasted from 31 January until 5 February 1814
General Ducrots Forces crossing the Marne; Franco-PrussianIllustration showing French troops, under the command of General Ducrot, crossing the Marne River to launch a counter attack against the Prussians, 29th November 1870
French Civilians going into the Prussian Lines for Bread; FrIllustration showing the scene at the Ferry of Sevres on the River Seine as Parisians went to the Prussian lines with dockets in their hands to exchange for bread
Effect of the San Francisco earthquakeEffect of the earthquake on a typical frame house. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale
Large clouds of smoke from the spreading fires. The aftermatFires spreading through San Francisco, completing the ruin of the city. The business distract was completely devastated, with only the steel structures of modern buildings still standing
the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco fromThe conflagration which swept across the city from the harbour shore. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
A burning street after the San Francisco earthquakeA burning street in San Francisco, a few men try to reach their offices to salvage what they can. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
Alsace LiberatedPresident Poincare and marechal Foch ride in triumph through the streets of Strasbourg, freshly freed from the German occupation which has lasted 44 years
Siege of SebastopolThe Malakoff redoubt under attack during the Siege of Sebastopol, which lasted from Septemebr 1854 until September 1855 resulting in victory for the British and French forces
Baby BoomersFive young mothers comparing babies in their prams during the post World War Two Baby Boom, which lasted from approximately 1946-1964
Massacre in ParisMassacres in Paris, which lasted six days and resulted in over 1, 368 deaths
Opening session of the First State Duma, RussiaThe opening session of the short-lived First State Duma (legislative assembly), which lasted until July but was deadlocked when radicals challenged fundamental laws
New York Fire 1835New York firefighters attempt to tackle the blaze on Wall Street as many buildings burn (including the Fulton Fire Insurance Co.); the fire lasted from 16 to 17 December
RATION BOOK 1953 - 1954A Ministry of Food Ration Book, proving that rationing lasted in Britain for several years after World War Two ended in 1945