The Times Great Events

200 Years of History as it Happened

The Times Great Events
James Owen, Times Books
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Hardback
h240 x 159mm - 448pg
1 Oct 2020 UK
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9780008409302
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As one of Britain' s leading newspapers for more than 200 years The Times has covered every major world events as they happened. This book profiles the ones that have had the most impact on the world today from the fall of the Berlin Wall to stepping onto the Moon. News-breaking stories as told from The Times with commentary setting each event in context. Historian and editor, James Owens, has scoured The Times archive to bring front pages from the days after world changing events along with insightful articles published at the time. The global events covered include; * Assassination of JFK * Release from prison of Nelson Mandela * Armistice Day: First World War ends * VE Day: Second World War ends * First telephone call in 1876 * European revolutions of 1848 * Suez canal opens in 1869 * First personal computer 1977
James Owen is an author, historian and journalist who has written regularly for The Times for the last 15 years.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780008409302
Published: 1 Oct 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Times Books
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 159mm
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 670g
Pages: 448

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