Historic Days of the Month

History in February: It’s the month of Valentine’s Day, usually the month of Ash Wednesday – hence Pancake Tuesday – and every four years, the 29th of February, when women traditionally can propose to the man of their choice. But what else…

January 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the mass uprisings in Egypt, most famously in Tahrir Square in central Cairo, which led to a regime change. The event, following on the heels of the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia, signalled the…

January - you start the year off fine. And in the inaugural month under the Gregorian calendar, there's plenty of history, with the unavoidable temptation to start new things on New Year's Day. January has also been, since  1937, the month…

As you’re pondering your Christmas presents, hazily watching TV in the fug of post-prandial bliss, or planning for New Year's Eve … spare a thought for the city across the sea, London, exactly 75 years ago. For December 1940 saw its…

As if it weren't a busy enough month already, what with partying, buying presents, meeting up with old mates, thinking of excuses to avoid tedious familial gatherings ... there's so much history in December! Here's the first of Headstuff's…