Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the structure was designed by Lancashire architects James Maxwell and Charles Tuke. Both died before the tower opened to the public on May 14th 1894. It cost sixpence to ride to the top of the tower which caught fire in 1897. The...
On 14 May 1940, Winston Churchill appointed the Canadian-British Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, as Minister of Aircraft Production (MAP). Beaverbrook, or Max Aitken has he was then, entered Parliament at the general election of December 1910, when he was elected...
In what later became known as the Christmas Blitz, Manchester was raided by hundreds of bombers on the nights of December 22nd and 23rd, 1940. Within minutes of the sirens sounding on the first night, Luftflotte 3 pathfinder unit KGr 100 was dropping nearly 10,000...