June 6, 1944 – The Light of Dawn |... History01 Sep 2022 June 6, 1944 – The Light of Dawn Frank. The Light of Dawn tells the story of Operation Overlord. It traces one of the largest military operations man has ever conceived since the summer of 1941 – when Churchill and Roosevelt first broached the issue – to June 6, 1944. POPULAR ARTICLES Aviation Documentaries08 May 2025 The Crash of the Concorde July 25, 2000: passengers in Paris board a high-tech Concorde jet en route to New York. Shortly after take-off, the plane is ablaze and out of control.Flight 4590 crashes into a hotel, exploding in a fire ball from ignited jet fuel. This aviation disaster was one of the worst in the history of commercial flight and left investigators piecing together the long chain of small events that led to the tragedy. Frank. 08 May 2025 UK Documentaries09 May 2025 Why Big Ben Will Never Stop Ticking On of the most iconic monuments in Britain, Big Ben has come to symbolise the sights and sounds of a nation but ever-needy machinery. Its attachment to Britain’s parliament building means that making sure it remains reliable is Big Ben’s greatest challenge. Following her 150th anniversary, the keepers of Big Ben must ensure the monument stays clean, timely and most importantly, does not stop at an inopportune moment. Political elections, and royal and state visits alike all pass below its famed clock faces. But as history continues to be made on its doorstep, workers behind the scenes must do everything from keeping pigeons at bay with a Harris Hawk patrol, to monitoring a rather worrying tilt. Frank. 09 May 2025 Protest frank1 hour ago Mayor arrested at detention centre Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at a new federal immigration detention centre he has been protesting against. After being held in custody for several hours, Baraka was released shortly after 8pm and, after stepping out of an SUV with flashing emergency lights, told waiting supporters: “The reality is this: I didn’t do anything wrong.“ The mayor said he could not speak about his case, citing a promise he made to lawyers and the judge. But he voiced full-throated support for everyone living in his community, immigrants included. Reuters 1 hour ago POPULAR ARTICLES Aviation Documentaries08 May 2025 The Crash of the Concorde July 25, 2000: passengers in Paris board a high-tech Concorde jet en route to New York. Shortly after take-off, the plane is ablaze and out of control.Flight 4590 crashes into a hotel, exploding in a fire ball from ignited jet fuel. This aviation disaster was one of the worst in the history of commercial flight and left investigators piecing together the long chain of small events that led to the tragedy. Frank. 08 May 2025 UK Documentaries09 May 2025 Why Big Ben Will Never Stop Ticking On of the most iconic monuments in Britain, Big Ben has come to symbolise the sights and sounds of a nation but ever-needy machinery. Its attachment to Britain’s parliament building means that making sure it remains reliable is Big Ben’s greatest challenge. Following her 150th anniversary, the keepers of Big Ben must ensure the monument stays clean, timely and most importantly, does not stop at an inopportune moment. Political elections, and royal and state visits alike all pass below its famed clock faces. But as history continues to be made on its doorstep, workers behind the scenes must do everything from keeping pigeons at bay with a Harris Hawk patrol, to monitoring a rather worrying tilt. Frank. 09 May 2025 Protest frank1 hour ago Mayor arrested at detention centre Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at a new federal immigration detention centre he has been protesting against. After being held in custody for several hours, Baraka was released shortly after 8pm and, after stepping out of an SUV with flashing emergency lights, told waiting supporters: “The reality is this: I didn’t do anything wrong.“ The mayor said he could not speak about his case, citing a promise he made to lawyers and the judge. But he voiced full-throated support for everyone living in his community, immigrants included. Reuters 1 hour ago
Aviation Documentaries08 May 2025 The Crash of the Concorde July 25, 2000: passengers in Paris board a high-tech Concorde jet en route to New York. Shortly after take-off, the plane is ablaze and out of control.Flight 4590 crashes into a hotel, exploding in a fire ball from ignited jet fuel. This aviation disaster was one of the worst in the history of commercial flight and left investigators piecing together the long chain of small events that led to the tragedy. Frank. 08 May 2025
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Protest frank1 hour ago Mayor arrested at detention centre Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at a new federal immigration detention centre he has been protesting against. After being held in custody for several hours, Baraka was released shortly after 8pm and, after stepping out of an SUV with flashing emergency lights, told waiting supporters: “The reality is this: I didn’t do anything wrong.“ The mayor said he could not speak about his case, citing a promise he made to lawyers and the judge. But he voiced full-throated support for everyone living in his community, immigrants included. Reuters 1 hour ago
Aviation Documentaries08 May 2025 The Crash of the Concorde July 25, 2000: passengers in Paris board a high-tech Concorde jet en route to New York. Shortly after take-off, the plane is ablaze and out of control.Flight 4590 crashes into a hotel, exploding in a fire ball from ignited jet fuel. This aviation disaster was one of the worst in the history of commercial flight and left investigators piecing together the long chain of small events that led to the tragedy. Frank. 08 May 2025
UK Documentaries09 May 2025 Why Big Ben Will Never Stop Ticking On of the most iconic monuments in Britain, Big Ben has come to symbolise the sights and sounds of a nation but ever-needy machinery. Its attachment to Britain’s parliament building means that making sure it remains reliable is Big Ben’s greatest challenge. Following her 150th anniversary, the keepers of Big Ben must ensure the monument stays clean, timely and most importantly, does not stop at an inopportune moment. Political elections, and royal and state visits alike all pass below its famed clock faces. But as history continues to be made on its doorstep, workers behind the scenes must do everything from keeping pigeons at bay with a Harris Hawk patrol, to monitoring a rather worrying tilt. Frank. 09 May 2025
Protest frank1 hour ago Mayor arrested at detention centre Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at a new federal immigration detention centre he has been protesting against. After being held in custody for several hours, Baraka was released shortly after 8pm and, after stepping out of an SUV with flashing emergency lights, told waiting supporters: “The reality is this: I didn’t do anything wrong.“ The mayor said he could not speak about his case, citing a promise he made to lawyers and the judge. But he voiced full-throated support for everyone living in his community, immigrants included. Reuters 1 hour ago
