Post-War History Articles

The Post-War era, following World War II, saw immense economic growth, decolonization, and the rise of the Cold War. This period’s advances in social reform, technology, and international cooperation set a new course for the modern world.

Post-War

The Fierce: David Whitelaw and Andrija Artuković

'The Fierce' tells the untold true story of a teenager who set out to bring the worst war criminal in America to justice. It is a David versus Goliath tale, set in the Cold War, when fear of communism permeated every facet of American life.

by Judy Piercey

On this day in history

62 - The Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum suffered an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of between 5 and 6. It caused severe damage and was probably a precursor to the Vesuvius eruption of 79CE.

1811 - The Regency Act was passed, allowing Prince George of Wales to rule instead of his mad father, George III.

1924 - The Greenwich Time Signal, more commonly known as the pips which broadcast at one-second intervals, was first broadcast.

1945 - Second World War Special Operations Executive agents Lilian Rolfe, Denise Bloch and Violette Szabo were executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp after being repeatedly interrogated and tortured.

1953 - Sweets were taken 'off ration' in Britain, eight years after the end of World War Two.

1971 - Apollo 14 landed on the Moon.