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

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

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

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.

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

What’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had? It probably wouldn’t compare to these oddities, including some highlighted by Henry ...

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

While VE Day might be more famous in the UK and Europe, VJ Day marks the actual end of WWII. Learn more about this historic ...

Ross Kemp dives for British historyIn Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter our host travels further around the world to dive even deeper on shipwrecks of major historical importance. The new series ...

In Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English?, everyone’s favourite Pub Landlord is out to unravel the reasons for England being such an irritant to its closest neighbours. This naturally includes ...

The train carriage where two armistices were signed Signing in the same railway carriage the Germans had surrendered in 1918 was the ultimate humiliation. Hitler had meant it to be so.