Historic Newspapers Blog

A History of The Chicago Tribune

November 24, 2020

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper printed in Chicago, Illinois. The newspaper is the most-read newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as...

Historic Celebrities: Sean Connery

July 30, 2020

Sean Connery turns 90 on 25th August. As we can’t send him our personalised birthday book to commemorate him becoming a nonagenarian Historic Newspapers takes...

A Year in History: Timeline of 1996 Events

July 21, 2020

From the first images of Pluto, the introduction of a new computer language to the 26th Olympic Games, 1996 was an eventful year. To learn...

How to Wish Them a Happily Ever After: Wedding Gift Messages

May 6, 2020

If you struggle to find the right words to express your feelings about someone’s big day, tell them with a gift. But, with every gift...

The Science Behind Giving

May 6, 2020

When it comes to giving, we’re all familiar with that pleasant expression: ‘It’s the thought that counts’. But is it actually? Recent scientific research has...

A History of the Beatles

April 7, 2020

The Beatles were undoubtedly the biggest band of their era and, arguably, ever. Here follows a full Beatles timeline, from their humble beginnings to becoming...

A Year in History: Timeline of 1982 Events

February 28, 2020

1982 was an eventful year, with Ozzy Osbourne eating a bat live on stage, the Falkland War taking place and a new British Prince being...

Man on the Moon: Remembering Apollo 11

March 17, 2019

2019 marked the 50th anniversary of man’s first steps on the Moon. On July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins became the...

Princess Diana Charity Work

May 2, 2017

Diana Frances Spencer was born in 1961, in Sandringham, England. Daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp and Frances Shand Kydd, Diana belonged to a family...