Designed for being blasted into space and orbiting the Earth, the word Soyuz (in English, Union) has come into modern parlance and is synonymous with the Soviet space programme from the 1960s onwards …
Before the current global pandemic, vaccines were estimated to save between 2 and 3 million lives a year. And they’re set to touch all of our lives, soon. The story of vaccination doesn’t start in a modern lab, but in this hut …
Despite being 1600 years old, this seven-metre high pillar has never rusted. It was made during the reign of Chandragupta II (reigned about 375–415) – we know this because the lack of rusting has resulted in the inscription remaining clear and readable …
Battle of Waterloo, 1815
Marquess of Anglesey: "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!"
Duke of Wellington: "By God, sir, so you have!"
